Dominican Saints & Blesseds

Blessed Zdislava of Moravia, Mother of a Family She was born at Křižanov in Moravia, now in the Czech Republic,….

St. Raymond of Penyafort, PriestObligatory Memorial He was born at Penyafort in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, around the year 1175…..

St. Margaret of Hungary, VirginObligatory Memorial Daughter of Béla IV, King of Hungary, and Maria Laskarina, daughter of the Emperor….

St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchFeast He was born at the castle of Roccasecca in Italy in….

St. Catherine de’ Ricci, VirginObligatory Memorial Born of noble lineage in 1522, she received the name Sandrina. While still a….

February 13Blessed Jordan of Saxony, PriestObligatory Memorial Born at the end of the 12th century in Borgberge, in Westphalia, Jordan….

Blessed John of Fiesole, also called Blessed Angelico, PriestOptional Memorial Relying on strict fidelity to the duties of religious life,….

St. Agnes of Montepulciano, VirginObligatory Memorial She was born in 1268 in the town of Gracciano, Italy, into the wealthy….

St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchFeast She was born in Siena, in the Fontebranda district of….

St. Pius V, PopeObligatory Memorial Born at Bosco, near Alessandria in Italy, in 1504, Antonio Ghislieri received the habit of….

St. Vincent Ferrer, PriestObligatory Memorial He was born at Valencia in Spain in 1350. At the age of 17, he….

May 10St. Antoninus of Florence, BishopObligatory Memorial Antoninus Pierozzi was born in Florence in 1389. He was received into the….

Francis Coll Guitart, Priest He was born in the village of Gombrèn in Catalonia in 1812, the tenth and youngest….

In Bologna, the translation of Our Holy Father Dominic, excellent doctor; during this event, a wondrous fragrance breathed forth from….

St. Peter of Verona, Priest and MartyrObligatory Memorial Born in Verona, Italy, at the end of the 12th century to….

Blesseds Diana and Cecilia, VirginsOptional Memorial Diana d’Andalò was born in Bologna at the beginning of the 13th century. She….

St. Pier Giorgio FrassatiOptional Memorial One hundred years have gone by since the death of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati on….

St. John of Cologne, Priest, and Companions, MartyrsObligatory Memorial John Heer, an outstanding witness to Catholic truth and pastoral charity,….

Blessed JoanMother of Our Holy Father DominicOptional Memorial Jordan of Saxony, in the Libellus, calls Felix the father and Joan….

Our Holy Father Dominic, PriestSolemnity Dominic was born at Caleruega in Spain around the year 1172–73. He devoted himself to….

St. Hyacinth of Poland, PriestObligatory Memorial At the end of the 12th century, Jacko — called Hyacinth from the 14th….

Blessed Mannes, Priest, Brother of Our Holy Father DominicOptional Memorial Born around the year 1170 at Caleruega, Mannes was the….

St. Rose of Lima, VirginObligatory Memorial Isabel Flores, whose beauty commonly earned her the name “Rose,” was born in Lima,….

St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchFeast Bishop of Hippo and theologian, outstanding in the West for his teaching….

St. John Macias, ReligiousObligatory Memorial He was born in 1585 in the town of Ribera in Extremadura, Spain, now Ribera….

Sts. Dominic Ibáñez de Erquicia and James Kyushei Tomonaga, Priests; Lawrence Ruiz of Manila, Layman; and Companions, Martyrs in JapanMemorial….

Our Holy Father Francis of Assisi, DeaconFeast Today’s feast expresses in the liturgy of our Order the singular bond of….

Blessed Raymond of Capua, PriestOptional Memorial Born at Capua around the year 1330, Raymond came from the noble De Vineis….

Blessed Virgin Mary of the RosaryFeast On today’s feast, our Order, together with the whole Church, celebrates the wonders of….

St. Louis Bertrand, PriestObligatory Memorial Born on Jan. 1, 1526, at Valencia in Tarraconensian Spain, to noble and devout parents,….

St. Martin de Porres, ReligiousFeast Born in Lima, Peru, in 1579, the son of Juan, a Spanish nobleman, and Anna….

Buenaventura García Paredes, Miguel Léibar and 40 companions considered it gain and a glory to face death for love of….

All Saints of the Order of PreachersFeast In today’s celebration, we faithfully recall the memory of “those who have gone….

St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchFeast Albert was born at Lauingen in Swabia at the end….

Blesseds Ignatius Delgado, Bishop; Francis de Capillas, Alfonso Navarrete, Priests; and Companions, Martyrs in the EastObligatory Memorial On this day,….