Dominic de la Calzada [SEP] date of death
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
a chicken sang after being roasted").
Chicken-shaped pastries called ("miracles of the saint") are widely available in the town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, also in commemoration of the miracle.
External links.
- Saint of the Day, May 12: "Dominic of the Causeway" at "SaintPatrickDC.org"
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada
- Saint Dominic de la Calzada at the Christian Iconography web site
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada