What is Saint Dominic?
{{Infobox person | name = Saint Dominic | image = San Domenico82.jpg | birth_name = Dominic de Guzmán | birth_date = 8 August 1170 | birth_place = [[Caleruega]], Spain | death_date = 6 August 1221 | death_place = [[Bologna]], Italy | death_cause = fever | burial_place = Arca di San Domenic | nationality = Spanish-Italian | occupation = Monk | known_for = Founding Dominican Order }} '''Saint Dominic''' ({{lang-es|Santo Domingo}}; 1170 – 6 August 1221) was the founder of a Catholic [[Religious order|order]], the Friars Preachers, often called the [[Dominican Order|Dominicans]] or the Order of Preachers (OP). Dominic is the [[patron saint]] of [[astronomer]]s and the [[Dominican Republic]]. He was born in Caleruega, half-way between Osma and Aranda in Old Castile, [[Spain]]. He is sometimes called '''Dominic of Osma''' or '''Dominic de Guzmán'''. He is the founder of the worldwide famous '''Dominican Order.''' {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominic, Saint}} [[Category:Christian saints]] [[Category:1170 births]] [[Category:1221 deaths]] {{-}} {{bio-stub}}