St. Dominic de Guzman
St. Dominic de Guzman
St. Dominic de Guzman
Early Life:
St. Dominic; Domingo de Guzman was born in
Caleruega, Castile Spain. In (probably) year 1170. His
father Felix de Guzman was lord of the manor in the village, and his mother, Jane of Aza was
also from the local nobility.
Founded to preach the Gospel and to oppose heresy, the teaching activity of the order and its
scholastic organisation placed the Preachers in the forefront of the intellectual life of the Middle
Ages. The order is famed for its intellectual tradition, having produced many leading
theologians and philosophers. In the year 2018 there were 5,747 Dominican friars, including
4,299 priests. The Dominican Order is headed by the Master of the Order, as of 2019, Gerard
Timoner III. Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria are the co-patronesses of the Order.