St. Dominic feast days explained

St. Dominic Dominican Order Translation of St. Dominic Catholic feast days Order of Preachers

While August 8 marks the feast day of St. Dominic, the 13th-century founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), the religious order celebrates the date of May 24 more solemnly.

May 24 commemorates the

Entities

Bologna · Jordan of Saxony · Order of Preachers · Pope Gregory IX · St. Dominic

Sources

Why the feast of St. Dominic is not actually the Dominicans’ biggest feast day [ewtn.co.uk]

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St. Dominic’s feast is Aug. 8 – so why is May 24 a bigger feast day? [usa.inquirer.net]

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