Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Saint Dominic (born at Calaroga, Spain, around 1170; died August 6, 1221, at Bologna, Italy) founded the Dominican Order. One of Dominic's particular concerns was combatting the Albigensian movement in the south of France and north of Spain. Pope Gregory IX canonized Dominic July 13, 1234. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.