Saint Dominic of Sora

Memorial

• 22 January

Profile

Benedictine monk and abbot. Founded monasteries in Scandrilia, Sora, Sangro and other locations in the kingdom of Naples (in modern Italy).

Born

• c.951 at Foligno, Etruria (Tuscany district of modern Italy)

Died

• 1031 at Sora, Campania, Italy of natural causes

Patronage

• against fever
• against snakes

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Dominic of Sora”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-dominic-of-sora/>