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Dominic, Saint

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(surnamed Loricatzis, from the iron coat of mail which he constantly wore next to his skin), a famous Italian hermit, who died at Fonta Vellano (Umbria), October 14 1060, had passed. through all the clerical degrees and then devoted himself to a life of soliary penance and extreme austerity, inflicting lashes upon himself daily, and hourly reciting certain Psalms.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dominic, Saint'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dominic-saint.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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