Blessed Dominic Spadafora

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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 (cultus confirmed)
Canonized
pending
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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