Blessed Dominic Spadafora
Blessed Dominic Spadafora (born c. 1451 AD in Messina, Sicily, Italy; died October 21, 1521 AD in Palermo, Sicily, Italy) was an Italian Dominican friar from Sicily who served as a preacher and reformer in Sicily and as a companion and admirer of the Dominican reformer Girolamo Savonarola of Florence. He is venerated in the Dominican tradition with a feast on October 21.
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| Blessed Dominic Spadafora | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | October 21 |
| Profession | Dominican friar; preacher; reformer; Sicilian nobleman who entered religious life; admirer of Savonarola |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Preachers (Dominican Order); Sicilian Dominican tradition; 15th-16th century Italian Dominican holiness; reform movement within the Dominican Order |
| Patronage | Sicily; Messina; Palermo; Dominican reformers; Sicilian Catholics; those who seek reform within the Church |
| Attributes | White Dominican habit with black cappa; crucifix; October 21 feast; Savonarola connection |
| Birthplace | Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| Death Place | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died October 21, 1521, in Palermo, Sicily; he was approximately 70 years old; he had been a Dominican friar in Sicily for most of his life, serving as a preacher and reformer; he is venerated in the Dominican tradition with a feast on October 21; the Spadafora family was a prominent Sicilian noble family |
| Primary Shrine | Palermo, Sicily, Italy — local Dominican church; October 21 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; October 21 feast in Sicily and in the Dominican Order |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Dominic Spadafora was born around 1451 in Messina, Sicily, into the noble Spadafora family. He entered the Dominican Order and devoted his life to preaching and reform in Sicily.
He was a contemporary and admirer of the Dominican reformer Girolamo Savonarola of Florence and maintained loyalty to Savonarola's memory even after the friar's controversial execution in 1498.
He died October 21, 1521, in Palermo, at approximately 70 years of age. He is venerated in the Dominican tradition with a feast on October 21.
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Birth location: Messina, Sicily, Italy
Death location: Palermo, Sicily, Italy
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Blessed Dominic Spadafora (c. 1451–1521) was a Sicilian Dominican friar from Messina who served as a preacher and reformer in Sicily and was known as an admirer and defender of Girolamo Savonarola; died in Palermo, October 21, 1521; venerated in the Dominican tradition. Feast October 21.
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