St. Dominic de Guzman
Aug 08, 2021
Patron Saint of Astronomers
Dominic was born in 1170 in Castile, Spain to Felix Guzman and Joan of Aza (who later became a blessed).
He was sent to school in Palencia when he was fourteen, and while he was still a student, was made Canon of the Cathedral of Osma.
He went on to complete his studies and was ordained a priest, taking up his role at Osma.
Around the year 1204, Dominic accompanied the bishop of Osma to Denmark. Their travels took them through Languedoc, in southern France, where the Albigensian heresy, the belief that the body is evil, was rampant.