Saint Dominique-founder of the order of preachers
(✝ 1221) Dominicans Félix De Guzman's third son was a curious student at the university of palencia in Spain. The starvation of the city, he sold his books to rescue the poor. All Saint Dominique is in this gesture: studying is a good thing, but the concern of men is first. Becoming a regular Canon of osma in old castile, he accompanies his Bishop Diego on a journey and it is through the midi of France that both are struck by the ravages of heresy of the cathars (*). Diego and Dominique go to Rome and Get Pope Innocent III the mission to browse, with a few companions, the regions concerned and to preach the gospel by word and example. The Evangelical poverty and the happy way characterize these preachers. They go two by two, preaching and begging their food. Saint Dominique is based on the prayer of the monastery of prouilhe, near fanjeaux, where he gathered some "perfect" cathars converted. In order to continue and extend his work of preaching, he brings together his first companions in a convent in Toulouse with the same concern for radical poverty. Pope Honorius III approved his work in 1216, which became the order of the preachers. From the next year, they spread them across Europe to build convents. He died of exhaustion in bologna. (*) see on the website of the diocese of Montpellier: "Heresy Albigensian ( Cathars ), in the 132th century will shake our region hard" (Diocese Directory, PDF document page 132) " the house of Saint Dominique in fanjeaux of the th century. The Saint remained 9 years, fighting against cathar heresy." " a terroir through the history and figure of a saint: Dominique, the man with the wind soles! Of castilian origin, Dominique De Guzman, was born around 1170 in caleruega. Came to toulouse as part of a diplomatic mission where he accompanied his bishop, both measured how much a rich and powerful church could hardly testify to Jesus Christ, they will go to dissident Christians, poor and beggars, according to the evangelical model. For years, Dominique will never stop testifying to the gospel by imitating the apostles. He is a result of men and women that the church no longer touched. At the dawn of the th century, he became, with the brothers and sisters of the holy prédication', the figure of a revival in the Roman church. Fanjeaux, Medieval City, keep track of his passage.* The house of Saint Dominique is open in the summer season, in the heart of the agglomeration. In the th century the Dominicans of the holy family welcome tourists and pilgrims all year round. In Prouilhe Monastery, the prayer of of has been continuing for 8 centuries. Two big holidays mark the summer season: August 8 for st Dominique (mass at the monastery), and August 16 for st Roch (procession and mass in occitan)." (* from the plain to the pyrenean massif - Dominican land, stroll in the country of Aude - Diocese of carcassonne and narbonne) Canon of osma in Spain he made himself humble minister of preaching in regions troubled by the heresy of the albigensian and lived in the despised condition of voluntary poverty, ceasing to speak with God. In search of a new way of spreading faith, he founded in Toulouse the order of preachers, to restore to the church the way to live the apostles, recommending his brothers to serve their next by prayer, the study And the ministry of speech. He died in bologna on 6 August 1221.
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