Feast August 8
Saint Dominic
Religious founder, patron of astronomers · Feast August 8
Biography
Saint Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221) founded the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans) to combat heresy and preach the Gospel with learning and poverty. Devotion to the Rosary is closely associated with him and his order.
Feast day
August 8
Patronage
- astronomers
- preachers
- the Dominican Republic
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
8
Feast day of month
8