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|SaintName=Saint Dominic of Silos | |SaintName=Saint Dominic of Silos | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=December 20 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=San Millán de la Cogolla, Navarre (now La Rioja, Spain) | |SaintBirthPlace=San Millán de la Cogolla, Navarre (now La Rioja, Spain) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=42.3167, -2.3167 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=42.3167, -2.3167 | ||
|DeathPlace=Silos Abbey, Silos, Province of Burgos, Castile (now Spain) | |DeathPlace=Silos Abbey, Silos, Province of Burgos, Castile (now Spain) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=42.3667, -3.4167 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=42.3667, -3.4167 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Associated episcopal veneration | |NotableLabel3=Associated episcopal veneration | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=42.3411, -3.7003 | |NotableCoordinates3=42.3411, -3.7003 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Spain | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Burgos]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate=1250 | |CanonizationDate=1250 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Innocent IV | |Canonizer=Pope Innocent IV | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Restoration of a child's life to a barren couple (traditional) | |SaintMiracle1=Restoration of a child's life to a barren couple (traditional) | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Multiple healings at his tomb in Silos | |SaintMiracle2=Multiple healings at his tomb in Silos | ||
|Profession=Monk; abbot | |Profession=Monk; abbot | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictine | |ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictine | ||
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|Attributes=Benedictine habit; chains (for prisoners); child in arms | |Attributes=Benedictine habit; chains (for prisoners); child in arms | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Monastery of San Sebastián de Silos, Silos, Spain | |PrimaryShrine=Monastery of San Sebastián de Silos, Silos, Spain | ||
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'''Saint Dominic of Silos''', OSB (c. AD 1000 – December 20, 1073), also known as Dominic the Athonite, was an 11th-century Spanish Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of San Sebastián de Silos, venerated for his reforms, miracles aiding barren couples, and liberation of captives during the Reconquista era.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05071a.htm|title=St. Dominic of Silos|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Cañas, Navarre, to a noble family, historical records from the ''Chronicon Silense'' (12th century) confirm his early monastic profession at San Millán de la Cogolla c. AD 1031 under Abbot García, where his austerity and learning led to ordination and elevation as prior.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_of_Silos|title=Dominic of Silos|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Exiled c. AD 1041 by King García Sánchez for defending monastic independence, Dominic founded the reformed community at Silos c. AD 1043, revitalizing the Visigothic abbey with a strict Benedictine rule emphasizing liturgy and manual labor, attracting monks and pilgrims.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=425|title=St. Dominic of Silos|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> As abbot until death, he ransomed Moorish captives and performed reputed miracles, including restoring life to a child for a barren noblewoman, per local traditions.<ref name="newadvent" /> | '''Saint Dominic of Silos''', OSB (c. AD 1000 – December 20, 1073), also known as Dominic the Athonite, was an 11th-century Spanish Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of San Sebastián de Silos, venerated for his reforms, miracles aiding barren couples, and liberation of captives during the Reconquista era.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05071a.htm|title=St. Dominic of Silos|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Cañas, Navarre, to a noble family, historical records from the ''Chronicon Silense'' (12th century) confirm his early monastic profession at San Millán de la Cogolla c. AD 1031 under Abbot García, where his austerity and learning led to ordination and elevation as prior.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_of_Silos|title=Dominic of Silos|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Exiled c. AD 1041 by King García Sánchez for defending monastic independence, Dominic founded the reformed community at Silos c. AD 1043, revitalizing the Visigothic abbey with a strict Benedictine rule emphasizing liturgy and manual labor, attracting monks and pilgrims.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=425|title=St. Dominic of Silos|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> As abbot until death, he ransomed Moorish captives and performed reputed miracles, including restoring life to a child for a barren noblewoman, per local traditions.<ref name="newadvent" /> | ||