Blessed Dominic Spadafora

Memorial

• 3 October

Profile

Studied at Padua, Italy. Joined the Dominicans at the Saint Zita priory in Palermo, Sicily. Priest. Noted preacher and evangelist throughout Sicily and Italy, winning many converts. Intense devotion to the Passion of Jesus. His example of charity and humility brought many to join the Dominicans. Founded the priory of Our Lady of Grace in Monte Cerignone, Sicily, and served the rest of his life as its first superior.

Born

• c.1450 in Randazzo, Sicily

Died

• 21 December 1521 at Monte Cerignone, Sicily of natural causes
• relics translated on 3 October 1677

Beatified

• 1921 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Dominic Spadafora”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 November 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-dominic-spadafora/>