Dominic de la Calzada [SEP] canonization status
Dominic de la Calzada
Saint Dominic de la Calzada (or Dominic of the Causeway) () (1019 – 12 May 1109) was a saint from a cottage in Burgos very close to La Rioja.
Life.
Born Domingo García in Viloria de Rioja, he was the son of a peasant named Ximeno García. His mother was named Orodulce. A shepherd, he tried to join the Benedictine order first at Valvanera and then at San Millán de la Cogolla, but was turned away. He then became a
Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain, situated on the banks of the Oja River. Its name refers to its founder, Dominic de la Calzada, who built a bridge, hospital, and hotel here for pilgrims on the French Way the most popular path of the Way of St. James. He began construction of the town's Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada is buried within and it is dedicated to him.
Philosopher Gustavo Bueno Martínez was born here