Saint Dominic of Sora

Memorial

• 22 January

Profile

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

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Dominic of Sora”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 January 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-dominic-of-sora/>