The Life of St. Dominic

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The best biography of St. Dominic in English we have seen. Covers his preaching, miracles, founding of the Dominicans, the Rosary, the incredible fruit of his life, and the miraculous growth of the Dominicans. 256 pgs,* * *The only downside of this biography is that Sr. Drane doesn't delve at all into the doctrinal details of Albigensianism and how the Dominicans refuted it.From ch. 4 ¶15 (ref:10.15):> It will be observed that we have made no attempt in these pages to give any account of the nature of that celebrated heresy, the name of which will be forever inseparably united with that of St. Dominic; neither is it our intention to do so. An ample account of its doctrines may be gathered from so many works within the reach of the Catholic reader, that we feel it is wholly unnecessary to devote any space here to the task of unveiling its true character.ch. 9 ¶12 (ref:15.12) mentions how the Great Western Schism divided the orderch. 14 (ref:20.1) is how St. Dominic reformed an abbess, enclosed the women at [Sisto Vecchio](http://monasticmatrix.osu.edu/monasticon/s-sisto-vecchio), and brought them into the Orderch. 25 ¶16 (ref:31.16) mentions the Dominican's system of granting degreesch. 27 on St. Dominic's writings (ref:33.8, 34.33):> According to creditable opinion, St. Dominic professed in very express terms his belief in the Immaculate Conception. It is even said that he committed it to writing in a certain book, which the heretics required him to cast into the flames, &c … It contained (it is said) in the following terms the precious text of the Acts of the Martyrdom of St. Andrew: “Even as the first Adam was made of virgin earth, which had never been cursed, so also was it fitting for the second Adam to be made in like manner.”> —Monseigneur Parisis, [*Démonstration de l’Immaculée Conception de la B. Vierge Marie, Mère de Dieu*](https://isidore.co/calibre/#panel=book_details&book_id=8781) [p. 46](https://books.google.com/books?id=pSwUhRHxT4QC&pg=PA46)n1* * *CONTENTS. Chapter I. Childhood and University life II. The Subprior of Osma 12 III. The Albigenses IV. Beginning of the Apostolate V. Prouille VI. Murder of the Legate 61 VII. The Crusade 73 VIII. St. Dominic, the Apostle of Languedoc 87 IX. St. Dominic, the Inquisitor 106 X. St. Dominic and the Holy Rosary 120 XI. Muret XII. Foundation of the Order 140 XIII. Confirmation of the Order l62 XIV. Dispersion of the Brethren XV. Return to Rome 187 XVI. St. Sixtus XVII. Santa Sabina XVIII. Blessed Reginald of Orleans 247 XIX. Portrait of St. Dominic 254 XX. Journey to Spain XXI. St. Dominic in Spain 28l XXII. From Spain to Paris 299 XXIII. Paris University 315 XXIV. From Paris to Bologna 334 XXV. Reginald in Bologna 341 XXVI. Reginald in Paris 356 XXVII. St. Dominic in Bologna 364 XXVIII. St. Dominic's fifth visit to Rome 379 XXIX. First General Chapter 390 XXX. Foundations in Italy 407 XXXI. Last visit to Rome, and Second General Chapter 425 XXXII. The Dominicans in England 441 XXXIII. Veni dilecte 454 XXXIV. Canonization of St. Dominic 468 Portrait of St. Dominic (from the print by Galle). Frontispiece. * Baptism of St. Dominic x St. Dominic disputing with the heretics (from a fresco by Simon Memmi) To face 41 The Miracle of Fanjeaux, from the Ark of St. Dominic To face 46 The Nuns of Prouille 49 West door of the Church of St. Gilles 73 Carcassonne 87 * St. Dominic at Muret 138 Crucifix of St. Dominic To face 146 * Vision of the holy Apostles163 * Confirmation of the Rule 172 * Dispersion of the brethren 176 Tombstone of Simon de Montfort 186 Chapter House, St. Sixtus 199 Santa Sabina from the river 224 * St. Dominic led by the Angel 246 St. Dominic meditating on the Gospels (Fra Angelico) 254 The Alcazar of Segovia 281 The Convent of Calaroga To face 296 Rocamadour 299 Bell at Rocamadour 305 Cloisters of San Domenico, Bologna 341 Entrance to Santa Sabina 379 Piazza of San Domenico, Bologna 390 Church of San Domenico, Siena 407 St. Peter Martyr (Fra Angelico) 425 Seal of St. Dominic 427 Preaching Yard, Hereford 441 Seal of the Convent of Norwich 447 Scala Coeli 454 The Ark of St. Dominic To face 471 The Chasuble of St. Dominic To face 473 The woodcuts marked* are from frescoes by Pere Besson.