Dominic of Silos
Seven Virtues; mitred abbot enthroned with a book, a veil tied to his crozier, as proper to an abbot | |
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| Patronage | Against rabies; against rabid dogs; against insects; captives; pregnant women; prisoners; shepherds |
Dominic of Silos
Life
Born in
Under the protection of King
Wealthy patrons endowed the monastery, and Dominic raised funds to ransom Christians taken prisoner by the Moors.[4] By the time of his death, on 20 December 1073, the monastery numbered forty monks.
Veneration
Dominic's
Patronage
The mother of the better-known Saint Dominic of Guzmán, the Blessed Joan of Aza, is said to have prayed at his shrine before she was able to conceive the son she named for him. That son would grow up to found the Dominican Order. Dominic's special patronage thus became connected with pregnancy, and until the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, his abbatial crozier was used to bless the queens of Spain, and was placed by their beds when they were in labor.[3]
St. Dominic of Silos is patron saint of prisoners, pregnant women, and shepherds.[6]
Legacy
The noted 13th-century priest and poet, Gonzalo de Berceo, wrote an account of his life.
In the 19th century Silos became a monastery in the Benedictine Congregation of Solesmes, and is notable for its fine double Romanesque cloisters, extensive library, and recordings of Gregorian chant.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Saint Dominic of Silos". Franciscan Media. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "St. Dominic of Silos". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ a b Stevens, Clifford. The One Year Book of Saints, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Indiana
- ^ a b c "Dominic of Silos". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Saint Who? Saint Dominic of Silos". Magnificat. 18 (3). Magnificat USA: 324. May 2016.
- ^ "St. Dominic of Silos". faith.nd.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
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