St. Dominic: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

The fully documented modern biography is that of M.-H. Vicaire, Saint Dominic and His Times (1964). The best biography in English is Bede Jarrett, Life of Saint Dominic (1170–1221), 2nd ed. (1934, reissued 1964). William A. Hinnebusch, The History of the Dominican Order, vol. 1 (1966), details Dominic’s life and the development of the order. Simon Tugwell, Saint Dominic (1995); and Simon Tugwell (ed.), Early Dominicans: Selected Writings (1982), are other works.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Replaced media. Aug 07, 2025
Added top questions and cross-references. Aug 05, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Dominican Friars, Province of St. Martin de Porres - St. Dominic. Mar 11, 2025
Add new Web site: EWTN - St. Dominic. Dec 24, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Catholic Online - St. Dominic. May 01, 2022
Add new Web site: Franciscan Media - Saint Dominic. Feb 28, 2021
Media added. Jan 08, 2021
Added information about his patronage. Jan 08, 2021
Added cross-references throughout. Jun 14, 2019
Add new Web site: Aquinas Center at Candler School of Theology, Emory University - History of St. Dominic. Feb 27, 2019
Corrected display issue. Aug 08, 2018
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Dominoes. Oct 11, 2017
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of St. Dominic. Nov 18, 2008
Bibliography revised and updated. Feb 01, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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