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The Perugia Altarpiece, Side Panel Depicting St. Dominic; by Fra Angelico

natural scientists, and he and his order are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary. He is alternatively called Dominic of Osma, Dominic of Caleruega, and Domingo Félix de Guzmán. (Full article...
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Attributes:

lilies; Dominican Order Habit; book and staff; tonsure

Patronage: Astronomy;
astronomers; Dominican Republic; falsely accused people; Santo Domingo Indian Pueblo; scientists
See also: Four Crowned Martyrs; Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro, Spain; Mary MacKillop

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