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Saint Dominic By Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Dominic

Help some of the most injured children and adults with Dominic.
In the book Saint Dominic by Mary Fabyan Windeatt is an incredible story of a boy who will struggle through his life diseases wars and hunger. Dominic needs to discover what will become of him and his parents in life. He studies long hard hours of theology and Arts to strive to create a new order of monks to serve God. Join Dominic in his exciting adventure to become a Saint.

Dominic loves his school and studies and wants to become a priest and help as many as he can. As Caleruega is struggling through a drought and famine, Dominic gives away all that he owns, including his studies and books, as all of his classmates think he is a fool he actually does 10 times better in school leading all of his subjects. A well known bishop of Osma learns about his fine record and his want to help the poor, he knows that he would make a perfect assistant. In 1194 Dominic joined a Benedictine order and became a priest, than he joined the bishop of Osma, he became the superior or prior of the chapter in 1201. Dominic shows that God will make everything work out if you just had a little bit of faith.
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On one occasion to prove that he was serious about this order he attempts to sell himself into slavery to the moors to obtain freedom for others. Finally in July 1295, Dominic is granted permission to form his own religious order he was soon joined by six followers. His order was confirmed on December 22, 1296. Also in 1217 Pope Honorius III dubbed Dominic and his followers “The Order of Preachers.” Dominic dreams had finally come true, and God was to

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