“Sent to preach the Gospel”

The Path of The Path of Saint Dominic

Bologna

Toulouse

Caleruega

The purpose of this guide is to help travellers and pilgrims who want to visit spirituality and the charisma he left to his Order. On his journey, the traveler will places connected with the life of St. Dominic of Guzman and therefore to have come across not only monuments but also nuns, brothers, religious people and a better understanding of the origins of the Order of Preachers. To cross, eight laities who have decided to unite to the path of Dominic and dedicate their hundred years later, the same roads, towns and to see homes and churches that lives to the mission of preaching. This is a story that remains alive because today, have marked Dominic’s itinerary, allows us to understand and to internalize the like yesterday, we are sent to preach the Gospel. CONTENTS The path of Saint Dominic ITINERARY IN

SAINT DOMINIC SAINT DOMINIC SAINT DOMINIC Gumiel de Izán IN SPAIN IN FRANCE IN Burgo de Osma Palencia 6 CALERUEGA 14 22 BOLOGNA Saint Dominic was born here in the ... the first step of the path of Saint DOMINICAN PLACES IN BOLOGNA 1170. Dominic in France.... The Basilica and the patriarchal Convent of St. Dominic DOMINICAN PLACES AROUND DOMINIC PLACES IN TOULOUSE Segovia CALERUEGA: 23 Church of St. Mary and 14-15 Maison de Pierre Seilhan St. Dominic of “Mascarella” 7 GUMIEL DE IZAN Ancient Dominican Convent Medieval Bologna St. Dominic lived there from the age of (known as «Couvent des Jacobins») Shrine of Our Lady of St Luke seven to fourteen... Basilica of St. Sernin DOMINICAN PLACES 8 BURGO DE OSMA 16 THE IN THE TUSCANY-UMBRIA REGION St. Dominic arrived at Osma in 1195... Where St. Dominic practised his ministry 24 FLORENCE of preaching between 1206 and 1218. Basilica and Convent of Santa 8 PALENCIA Maria Novella Dominic performed his university DOMINICAN PLACES IN LANGUEDOC Church and St. Mark museum studies at Studium Generalis of this city... 16 PROUILHE 24 SIENA It was here that St. Dominic founded a Basilica “Cateriniana” 9 SILOS MONASTERY monastery to house women converted and convent of St. Dominic Benedictine abbey founded by his preaching (1206). Sanctuary and home of St. Catherine in the tenth century of Siena 17 FANJEAUX MONASTERY OF This is where St. Dominic practised his 26 PATH OF ST. DOMINIC IN ROME 10 «SANTA MARÍA DE LA VID» preaching activities for many years St. Peter’s Basilica - Vatican Monastery of the Norbertine Order, Basilica of St. John Lateran Saint Dominic in Spain which existed at the time 18 Path of St. Dominic of St. Dominic. House of St. Dominic 28 Basilica of San Marco Former Dominican convent Basilica of St. Anastasia he first step of Saint Dominic’s path inic: the witness of an exemplary Chris- 11 SEGOVIA (XIV century) Santa María in Tempulo T is found in Castile, in the heart of tian family, the importance given to Saint Dominic founded this city Church of Our Lady of the Assumption Basilica and Convent of Saint Sixtus Spain, where Saint Dominic was born: study, the centrality of liturgy and con- in 1218, the first Dominican convent Le «Seignadou» Caleruega; the place where he attend- templation, pastoral renewal promoted in Spain. 29 Basilica of ed his first school: Gumiel de Izan; the by the bishops of Osma. 19 CARCASONNE OTHER DOMINICAN PLACES IN ROME university where he studied: Palencia; Well after having founded the Order, DOMINICAN PLACES IN MADRID Saint Dominic stayed there Basilica of Santa Maria of the Minerva the city where he began his priestly Saint Dominic returned to Castile. For from the month of January 1213 Pontifical University of Saint Thomas ministry: Burgo de Osma. This is also a Christmas in the year 1218, he went to 11 Monastery of St. Dominic to the month of May 1214, region where there are important mon- Segovia where he spent many hours in of Royal as vicar of the bishop 30 Rosary Monastery asteries associated with Saint Dominic’s prayer in a cave outside the city where Basilica of St. Mary Major life and his family, like the monastery of he also preached assiduously in “lengua 12 Basilica and Convent 20 MONTREAL Basilica of Saint Clement Silos or La Vid. By visiting these places, vulgar”. As the people did not return to of Our Lady of Atocha This place was one of the main Cathar Church of the Holy Trinity of the Spanish we discover elements that undoubtedly the churches, he began to preach in the centres of St. Dominic’ time. Church of St. Mary of the Rosary formed the vocation of the young Dom- open air, along river Eresma. Spain The path of Saint Dominic “Sent to preach the Gospel”

CALERUEGA www.alsa.es/rutas/madrid-aranda-de-duero. DOMINICAN PLACES AROUND CALERUEGA City located in the province of , htm). From there you must take the connection where his parents Felix of Guzman and up to Caleruega. Bus timetables: burgos 26 minutes by car Joan of Aza lived. from Caleruega Aranda-Caleruega (Monday, Wednesday, Friday): 16h30 (Tuesday, Thursday): 15h30 taxi 10 min. WHAT TO SEE? Caleruega-Aranda (Monday, Wednesday, “El Torreón”: It is the oldest monument ( X caleruega Friday): 11h30 (Tuesday, Thursday): 8h25 gumiel de izán century) Aranda-Burgo de Osma (Monday, Wednesday, 2) The parish church of San Sebastian: it re- Thursday): 13h00 – 19h00 (Friday): 13h00 – tains certain sections of its original Roman- 2 hours 19h45 (Saturday): 13h45 esque structure from the early twelfth century. by car The baptism of St. Dominic took place in this There is also a taxi service from Aranda del Due- 26 minutes by car from church ro to Caleruega Aranda del Duero 3) The cellar of the blessed Joan of Aza: where, according to tradition, the blessed Burgos Juana made the miracle of the multiplication WHERE TO STAY? of the wine. Convento de Santo Domingo 4) The monastery of nuns: founded by St. Dom- «Casa de Espiritualidad y Hospedería»: GUMIEL DE IZAN inic’s brother, Blessed Manes of Guzman. The 60 rooms (accomodation for 86 people). St. Dominic lived there from the age current building dates back to the time of King In addition, there is a hostel that has a capacity of seven to fourteen, his tutor was his Alfonso X, the Wise. 2 hours of 40 beds. Groups are welcome from March to uncle Gonzalo Aza, archpriest of the by car 5) The church of the sixteenth century with its November (not during the winter). parish. baroque decoration and the crypt that was built Tel: (947) 53.40.61 - [email protected] on the site of St. Dominic’s birthplace and other WHAT TO SEE? Dominican monuments. Food service at Caleruega: The urban perimeter retains some parts of the 6) The cloister - the museum: it shows the differ- For residents of the Convent: the convent refectory surrounding walls and to the gate of the city. ent eras that have followed one another in this For all others : Hôtel El Prado de las Merinas According to tradition, St. Dominic and his un- building since the Gothic style of the thirteenth (Tel: 947 53 42 44). cle Don Gonzalo lived in one of the buildings century. The museum offers very interesting in the Plaza Mayor. 2) The parish church and pieces artistically and historically. WHO TO CONTACT IN CALERUEGA? its big altarpiece of gothic style polychrome. 7) The Dominican convent: it dates back to the Fr. Emilio García Alvarez, o.p.: 3) The parish museum which preserves the mid-twentieth century and retains pieces of [email protected] - Tel: 947.53.40.61. remains of the Monastery of saint. Pierre who great artistic value. Currently it’s being used as Pour plus d’informations: disappeared and was also linked to Saint Dom- the welcome place for home of spirituality and http://caleruega.dominicos.es/visitas inic’s family. meetings.

HOW TO GET THERE? HOW TO GET THERE? cal companies. Autocares Patri. Tel: 947.50.22.03, By bus or taxi from Aranda del Duero. For international travel it’s best to arrive in Ma- [email protected] timetables and prices: http://www.alsa.es drid. From Madrid you must then take the A1 http://www.autocarespatri.net highway to Aranda del Duero and from there For the smaller groups or the individual pil- WHO TO CONTACT ? continue to Caleruega. grims, we advise you to take the bus to Madrid Priest: P. Agustín Heras Alarcia. Tel: (947) 54.40.18 For the groups who want to visit the area, we at the ‘Intercambiador’ from Avenida America, Sacristan: Antonio Guerra Aparicio Tel: (947) recommend renting a bus from one of the lo- up to Aranda del Duero (information: http:// 52.57.80 

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Visiting hours: July, August and Sep- Diego of Acebes (Diego of Osma) are found on WHAT TO SEE? tember from 10h30 to 14h30 and from the side of the altarpiece. 1) Dominican Convent of Saint Paul and his Dominican monastery of «La Piedad» 16h00 to 20h00. At other times, please ar- Gothic church. Tel: (979) 74.40.22 range a visit by calling the above numbers. 2) The Dominican monastery of “La Piedad” - Ba- For more information : Tourism office of Gu- HOW TO GET THERE? roque and Mudejar style. miel de Izán. Plaza Mayor, 1, tel : 947 54 41 11 By bus from Madrid. timetables and prices: SILOS MONASTERY http://www.alsa.es Benedictine abbey founded in the tenth BURGO DE OSMA HOW TO GET THERE? century. legend has it, that in this place, St. Dominic arrived at Osma in 1195. WHO TO CONTACT? By train or bus or from Madrid. timetables and St. Dominic of Silos appeared to Blessed Don Martín of Bazán, bishop of Burgo of Secretary of the diocese: Tel: (975) 34.09.62 prices: http://www.renfe.com Juana de Aza (mother of St. Dominic) Osma appointed him canon of his chap- http://www.alsa.es. and announced the birth of his son. This ter and he went to live in Osma. When is where we get the name of the holy the bishop died he was replaced by Don founder. Some paintings of the monas- Diego of Acebes (Diego of Osma) who tery make reference to this vision. palencia undertook a journey with Dominic in 1208 to «the steps» (Northern Europe)

2 h 30 minutes by car burgo de osma from Madrid

PALENCIA TRAIN Dominic performed his university stud- 1h 48 min. from Madrid ies at Studium Generalis of this city. During the famine that struck Castile in 1191, Dominic sold his parchment books in order to help the poor. 3h 15 minutes by Bus from Madrid WHAT TO SEE ? 1) The Romanesque cloister (XII century). 2) Neoclassical abbey church (XVIII century). Vis- iting hours: working days: from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 16h30 to 18:00. Sunday, Monday and

madrid holidays : from 16h30 to 18h00. madrid 3) Listen to the famous Gregorian chant of the monks of this abbey. Hours of religious offices: WHO TO CONTACT? lauds: 7h30 (working days), 8h00 (Holidays); Fr. Luis Miguel García, o.p. Eucharist: 9h00 (working days), 12h00 (Holi- WHAT TO SEE? Convento Dominicano de San Pablo days); Vespers: 19h00 (working days), (Thurs- The Gothic cathedral and especially the Holy de Palencia day in the summer at 20h00); compline: 21:45 Christ of the Miracle (XIII Century). Dominic Avenida Simon Nieto -34005 Palencia (everyday). prayed and meditated before this image. The Tel: (979) 74.02.22 - 70.72.20 tombs of bishops Don Martín of Bazán and Don Mail: [email protected] Location: It is 20km from Caleruega. 

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WHO TO CONTACT? WHO TO CONTACT? Abadía Benedictina de Santo Domingo Monasterio de Santa María de la Vid SEGOVIA de Silos PP. Agustinos Saint Dominic preached in this city in TRAIN segovia 2h 15 minutes C/ Santo Domingo, 2 09491 - La Vid (Burgos) 1218. He chose a cave just outside the from Madrid E-09610 - Burgos Tel: 947.53.05.10 city to pray and do penance. [email protected] http://www.monasteriodelavid.org www.abadiadesilos.es Tel: (979) 39.00.33 – 39.00.49 – 39.00.68 Guided tours WHAT TO SEE? Tuesday and Saturday mornings:10h30, 11h30 1) The cave of saint Dominic and 12h30. Sunday: 11h30 and 12h30. Eve- 2) The monastery of St. Dominic Royal. nings (From October to June): 16h30, 17h30 3) There are many places to visit at Ségovie: The and 18h30. Evenings (From June to September): Roman aqueduct, several Romanesque church- 17h00, 18h00 and 19h00. es, the Cathedral, the Alcazar, the tomb of St. There are no visits on Mondays John of the Cross.

HOW TO GET THERE? By train from Madrid. Timetables and prices : http://www.renfe.com madrid

Address of the cave: Cueva de Santo Domingo C/ Cardenal Zuñiga, 12 - Segovia

monastery MONASTERY OF of silos WHO TO CONTACT? «SANTA MARÍA DE LA VID» Fr. Antonio Abad Serrano, o.p. (responsible for Monastery of the Norbertine Order, the Cave of Segovia): [email protected] which existed at the time of St. Dominic. Currently it is a community of the Order To visit the cave of saint Dominic you must con- of Saint Augustine, who lives there. Dom- tact the contemplative Dominicans inic knew the Norbertine life and we can Monasterio de Santo Domingo El Real 20 min. desde see the influence of Premostratensis Con- Caleruega C/. Capuchinos Alta, 2 - 40001 Ségovie suetudines in the first Dominican consti- Tel: (921) 46.00.80 tutions. An oral tradition dating back to http://dominicas-segovia.dominicos.org the seventeenth century evokes the pos- sibility that Dominic had lived and made profession as a canon in this monastery. DOMINICAN PLACES IN MADRID MONASTERY OF ST. DOMINIC WHAT TO SEE? AUTOBÚS y TAXI ROYAL The cloister of the monastery and the church of 35 min. desde Aranda del Duero Gothic and Baroque style (from XVI century to WHAT TO SEE? XVIII century). monastery of santa The baptistery, where maría de la vid Dominic was baptised in Location : 18 km from and 27 the church of the monas- km from Caleruega. tery. The heirs of the Span- 

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3) Not far from Atocha is the Prado Museum where you can admire the different works of art in relation to the Dominican history in Spain.

ish royal family have been baptised in this bap- tistery since 1605 Toulouse Address and point of contact : Monasterio de Santo Domingo el Real, Calle Claudio Coello, nº 112 Carcasonne Tel. 915.63.55.42 - [email protected] Prouilhe and Fanjeaux

Lourdes BASILICA AND CONVENT OF OUR LADY OF ATOCHA

WHAT TO SEE? 1) The portrait of Our Lady of Atocha from the Saint Dominic in France 13th century. It was declared patron saint of the Address and point of contact: Spanish royal family in 1643. Couvent «Nuestra Señora de Atocha» The region of Languedoc (south-west and Dominic participated in a big public 2) The Basilica, which was attributed to the Do- Julian Gayarre, 1 - 28014 Madrid France) was the place from which Domi- debate with the Albigensian in Montreal. minicans in 1523. It houses the tomb of Brother http://www.parroquiadeatocha.es nic began his ministry of itinerant preach- After the return of bishop Diego in Spain, Bartolomé de las Casas. ing, where he met his first companions Dominic remained directly responsible Promotor of The Jubilee of the Province of and formed the first Dominican commu- for “preaching”. Between 1213 and 1214, Spain: nity called Holy Preaching. In 1204, ac- he was Episcopal Vicar in Carcassone, and Fr. Xabier Gómez García: companying his bishop Diego of Osma, starting from 1215, Dominic and some [email protected] Dominic passed through the Langued- companions settled in Toulouse in the oc region and came in contact with the house that one of them, Pierre Seilhan, We also recommend consulting the travel Albigensian heresy. In 1206, Diego and inherited. Between 1216 and 1217 Pope programs that Ideatur agency has to offer for Dominic returned to the region and es- Honorius III confirmed the preachers of groups who want to follow the footsteps of tablished a “preaching” whose centre is community establish in Toulouse and Saint Dominic: Prouilhe. In 1207, the Bishop of Toulouse extended his mission to the universal officially attributed church Prouilhe to Church. In 1217 Dominic dispersed the IDEATUR Bishop Diego for this “preaching”. This is group of brothers who constituted the Tel: 34.91.401.50.00 where Dominic welcomed women con- Toulouse community. He sent them to cre- [email protected] verted from heresy in order for them to ate monasteries in other European cities: it www.ideatur.es lead a religious life. The same year, Diego is the beginning of the Order of Preachers.

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TOULOUSE 3) You can also admire a Dominican art col- Located in the southwest of France, Tou- lection. louse is the fourth largest city in France 4) In the seventeenth century, the Seihlan with regards to the number of inhabitants. house was converted into a Dominican con- Its geographical location is strategic: be- vent. The old chapel of the convent now serves tween the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, as an amphitheatre at the Catholic Institute. near the Pyrenees (Spanish border) and Decorating the ceiling is a series of beautiful the edge of the Garonne River. paintings representing scenes from St. Domi- nic’s life.

Address and contact details HOW TO GET THERE ? Maison Pierre Seilhan of brick and marble of large dimensions.  By plane: Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. 7, Place du Parlement - 31000 Toulouse 4) The 45 meters high bell tower built in the  By train: it is easy to get there by train from Metro station : Palais de Justice (Línea B) thirteenth century, also of Gothic style. Paris and the main cities of France. Manager: Sr Claire Rousseau o.p.  By car: thanks to motorways linking France to Tel : 05.61.32.83.27 - [email protected] Address and visiting hours: Spain and Italy. Couvent des Jacobins Opening hours : Rue Lakanal, 31000 Toulouse - Tel: 05.61.22.23.82 Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 14h00 Open every day from 10h00 to 18h00. to 18h00. It is possible to receive groups on Guided tours: Wednesday at 16h00 and Satur- TRAIN other days, reservations required (at least one day at 11h00. 5,30 minutes Couvent Dominicain Saint Thomas d’Aquin month in advance). from Paris Adresse: 1 impasse Henri-Dominique Lacor- daire, 31400 Toulouse. Who to contact ? toulouse TRAIN Email: [email protected] For the celebration of the Eucharist at the 5-7 minutes Church of the Jacobins. Go to the curie, from Lyon 10 minutes located : 7 rue du Lieutenant-Colonel Pélissier. from Turin 31000 Toulouse DOMINICAN PLACES IN TOULOUSE Tel: 05.61.21.44.46 – 05.61.12.29.08 TRAIN Email: [email protected] 7 minutes TRAIN from Madrid 3,08 minutes Maison de Pierre Seilhan fron In 1215, two brothers (Pierre and Thomas) made To schedule visits to the church and to the Barcelona religious profession in the hands of St. Domi- cloister of the former convent: nic. About two months later, Dominic inherited Reference office: Couvent des Jacobins, 69 rue a house from Pierre Seilhan’ family, where he Ancient Dominican Convent Pargaminières - 31000 Toulouse madrid moved in with his first companions. You can (known as « Couvent des Jacobins ») Tel: 05.61.22.21.92 (administration) barcelona visit the house where the first community of or 05.61.22.23.82 (Church visits). brothers lived. WHAT TO SEE? 1) The old convent church (XIII century) in Goth- Basilica of St. Sernin WHERE TO STAY? WHAT TO SEE? ic style, famous for its palm-shaped columns. It is a Romanesque church of the eleventh cen- Maison Diocésaine du Christ-Roi 1) The current house where you can see the re- 2) The relics of St. are con- tury and declared heritage of humanity. At the Address: 28 rue de l’Aude, 31500 Toulouse mains of the ancient Roman and medieval walls. served on the main altar. time of St. Dominic it was already one of the Reservations : Tel : 05.62.71.80.30; 2) Inside is a house converted into a chapel 3) The cloister of the convent, built between most important Christian temples of the city email : [email protected] where St. Dominic lived with the first brothers. the thirteenth and fourteenth century: a set consecrated to St. Saturnin. 

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WHAT TO SEE? HOW TO GET THERE? 1) The current basilica dedicated to notre Dame FANJEAUX  The region has two airports: Toulouse-Bla- du Rosaire, which dates back to the nineteenth This fortified little town, located at the gnac and Carcassonne-Salvaza. century. top of a hill occupied a strategic military  It can be reached by train from Carcassonne 2) The monastery is currently an international position from the time of the Cathars. train station (25 km from Fanjeaux) community of contemplative Dominicans. This is where St. Dominic practised his  By bus: from the bus station which is not far preaching activities for many years and from the railway station of Carcassonne. This is a Hours of The liturgical offices led the foundation of the monastery of very important tourist town and access is facili- Lauds: 6h45 (Sunday: 7h45). Prouilhe. tated by a good road network. Eucharist: 8h30 (Sunday: 10h00). Midday mass (preceded by the Rosary): 12h10. Vespers: 17h30 (Followed by an hour of Eucha- Historic center ristic worship on Thursday and Sunday) of Fanjeaux WHAT TO SEE? Compline: 20h30 1) The Basilica offers many interesting elements toulouse in order to understand the Christian life of the 2 2 city in the Middle Ages. 1 3 3 2) There are several relics kept in the crypt of the 4 basilica. One of them is directly associated with 4 Dominic, it is a crucifix that the saint would have proulhe carried in his hands during the battle of Muret, carcasonne which would have prevented him from dying fanjeaux during the confrontation by diverting the pro- 1 House of St. Dominic jected arrows. 2 Church of Our Lady of the Assumption 3 The Seignadou 4 Ancient Dominican convent Address and contact details: MAPADOMINICAN SEÑALANDO PLACES LA UBICACIÓN IN LANGUEDOC DE TOLOSA Place Saint-Sernin - 31000 Toulouse Marc-Olivier Lénique PROUILHE HOW TO GET THERE? Jean-Pierre Malonie It was here that St. Dominic founded a By car it takes about an hour from Tou- Tel: 06.75.67.40.66 monastery to house women converted louse and 30 minutes from Carcassone. It can be [email protected] by his preaching (1206). This monas- HOW TO GET THERE? reached by the motorway A61. http://www.basilique-saint-sernin.fr tery, from which the nuns would leave By car: Prouilhe is about an hour from Toulouse You can also get there by train from Bram or to found other monasteries, such as and 30 minutes from Carcassonne. By motor- Castelnaudary.  The Basilica is open every day from 8h30 to Saint Sixtus in Rome, extends to the way you take the A61 (exit Bram) or by road 19h00. point of hosting up to 160 nuns. from Castelnaudary. You can also get there by train from Carcas- sonne or Castelnaudary. THE LANGUEDOC This name refers to a region of southern Address and contact details ? France where St. Dominic practised his Monastère de Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe ministry of preaching between 1206 and Moniales Dominicaines - 11270 Fanjeaux 1218. It refers to the local language, the Tel: 04.68.11.22.62 “Occitan” (in French: langue d’oc). In an- Hospedería: 04.68.11.22.66 tiquity, Toulouse was considered the cap- [email protected] ital of the northern part of Languedoc. http://www.prouilhe.com/accueil.htm

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WHAT TO SEE? place (Prouilhe) he founded his first monastery. a) Path of St. Dominic: It is possible to follow (See the location on the map). the old path by foot which leads from Prouilhe to Fanjeaux (1 km). This trail is known under the WHO TO CONTACT? name of the path of Saint Dominic. The route The Dominicans of the convent of Toulouse are is lined with monuments that recall episodes in charge of the House of St. Dominic in Fan- of his life. jeaux Tel: 33.4.68.24.69.32 b) House of St. Dominic: This house in which [email protected] the oldest elements date back to the thirteenth [email protected] century, was purchased by the Dominicans at http://fanjop.com/ the end of the nineteenth century and is cur- rently being used as a welcome centre where Tourism office of fanjeaux and its region: the life and mission of saint Dominic and his Or- Address and point of contact ? Place du Treil, 11270 Fanjeaux der are explained. Dominicaines de la Sainte Famille Tel: 04.68.24.75.45 Address: 2 Rue du Four - 11270 Fanjeaux [email protected] WHAT TO SEE? Address and point of contact ? Tel: 04.68.24.70.16 1) The walled city of Carcassonne is one of the Rue du Seignadou [email protected] Hotel and restaurant: most important tourist sites of France, its nar- 11270 Fanjeaux, Francia Le Belvédère Saint-Dominique - 11270 Fanjeaux row streets and houses have retained their me- Tel: 33.4.68.24.69.32 d) Church of Our Lady of the Assumption: Tel: 04.68.76.11.59 / 06.81.41.34.04 dieval authenticity. [email protected] The present church, built at the end of the www.lebelvedere.org 2) The basilica of Saint-Nazaire , ancient ca- [email protected] thirteenth century (1278 - 1281), is located thedral, whose central nave dates back to the http://fanjop.com/ where the parish church used to be, where twelfth century. Saint Dominic celebrated the Eucharist and CARCASSONNE c) Former Dominican convent (XIV centu- the liturgy. (See the location on the map) It was one of the principal cities of saint ry): You can visit the church of the convent, a Dominic’ time and one of the main part of the former cloister and a relic of the “mir- The parish office is located at Bram: Cathar centres. Saint Dominic stayed acle of the fire”. It currently houses a convent of Tel: 04.68.76.11.03 there from the month of January 1213 Dominican women of the “Sagrada Familia”. The [email protected] to the month of May 1214, as vicar of sisters manage a structure that can accommo- the bishop. In 1214 he celebrated the date up to 30 people. marriage of Amaury of Montfort in Car- cassonne

3) The castle of the Counts of Carcassone (Le châ- teau des Comtes de Carcassone.). 4) On the road that goes from Toulouse to Carcassonne, you can visit a medieval village called “Avignonet-in-Lau- e) Le «Seignadou»: (In occitan, “sign of God”). ragais. This is where in 1242 brother Guillaume You can see a good part of Languedoc from Arnaud, Dominican inquisitor, two other brothers here with its high panoramic view. They say this of his Order and several priests were murdered. is where Dominic had the vision of a ball of fire falling from the sky on a village in ruins. In this Contact: www.avignonet-lauragais.net 

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HOW TO GET THERE? The city has an airport: Carcassone Salvaza. Bologna It can be reached by train to Carcassonne Train Station. Motorways link it to major cities in France, Spain Florence and Italy. Siena WHO TO CONTACT? Centre diocésain d’accueil Notre-Dame de l’Ab- baye Rome Address : 103 rue Trivalle - 11000 Carcassonne Tel: 04.68.25.16.65 - [email protected] www.abbaye-carcassonne.com WHAT TO SEE? 1) The collegiate of Saint Vincent (XIII century). Tourism office of Carcassonne: 2) The location of the miracle of the fire. 28 rue de Verdun- 11890 Carcassonne Tel 46.81.02.430 http://www.turismocarcassonne.es/

MONTRÉAL This place was one of the main Cathar centres of St. Dominic’ time . This is where the “Cathar councils” were cele- brated and where the public debates between Catholics and Cathars took place . St. Dominic and Diego of Osma participated in one of these debates. It’s where the place of « miracle of the fire » is situated. Saint Dominic in Italy (Bologna)

HOW TO GET THERE? t the time of saint Dominic, Bologna first importance for the development of Montreal de l’Aude is located 20 kilometres from A was an important university town, the Order. Saint Dominic visited the city Carcassonne. Coming from the A61 - E80 you where teachers and students would in 1219 and received the profession from must take the exit for Bram. The nearest train come from the whole of Europe. Dom- Diane of Andaló. Thanks to her, the or- station is Bram (5km). inic sent the first brothers to Bologna der received the land where the present in 1217, and a few months later a rec- convent was built. the first two chapters More information : ognised master who just returned to the of the Order were celebrated in Bologna Pastoral care for tourists – Saint Dominic area Order: Reginald of Orleans. The Domini- in 1220 and 1221. On 6 August 1221, Tel: 04.68.76.11.03 can community of Bologna grew rapid- Dominic died in Bologna and was buried www.montreal-aude.fr ly and was transformed into a centre of in the convent church.

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BOLOGNA 2) The cloister of the convent, the cell of St. It is located in northern Italy, it’s Dominic, the museum and the library. HOW TO GET THERE? the capital of the province of Via della Mascarella, 48 - 40126 Bologna Emilia Romagna and its among HOW TO GET THERE? one of the best preserved histor- Piazza San Domenico - 40124 Bologna WHO TO CONTACT? ical centres in Europe. The Uni- Parish office versity of Bologna, was founded WHO TO CONTACT? Via Irnerio, 29 - Tel : 051.24.57.42 in 1088, is considered the oldest Convento Patriarcale di San Domenico in the Western world. Fr. Riccardo Barile (prieur) Tel :: 051.64.00.411 Medieval Bologna www.conventosandomenico.org A tour of the medieval monuments from the historic centre of Bologna gives an idea of the life of the city in St. Dominic’ Church of St. Mary and time: St. Dominic of “Mascarella” 1) The medieval towers; It was the residence of the first brothers in Bolo- 2) the Basilica of “Santo Stefano” (also called gna in 1217. It was here that St. Dominic lodged “Complesso delle Sette Chiese”). (See Map). during his visit in 1219.

asteries and HOW TO GET THERE? Dominican  Bologna’s airport is Guglielmo Marconi Airport, sanctuar- located 6 kilometres from the historic centre ies in Italy  It is also connected to the main railway lines and in the in Italy. world. For more information visit: http://www.trenitalia.com or http://www.italotreno.it WHAT TO SEE?  You can also get there by car. The main mo- 1) The Basilica of Saint Dominic (from the XIII to torway from Italy passes through Bologna (Au- the XVIII century): The chapel and the ark of St. WHAT TO SEE? tostrada del Sole). Dominic (with sculptures from Nicolas de Pisa, The present church was rebuilt after the Arnulf de Cambio, Nicolas del Arca and Michel- bombing of the city in 1943. A painting on WHERE TO STAY? angelo) the Rosary Chapel (XVII century); the wood dating back to 1234 (from the table of Shrine of Our Ospitalità San Tommaso (Near the con- wooden choir from brother Damien Bergamo. the conventuel refectory) is stored there. It rep- Lady of St Luke vent of the Dominican friars) resents the mir- situated on a hill not Via S. Domenico, 1 - 40124 Bologna acle of bread far from the historic Tel : 051.65.64.811 www.collegiosantommaso.it told in the life centre. It was Domini- [email protected] of St. Dominic. can convent from1278 The portraits of to 1824. St. Dominic and DOMINICAIN PLACES IN BOLOGNA of the brothers The Basilica and the patriarchal are very realistic HOW TO Convent of St. Dominic and show the ethnic diversity of the Domin- GET THERE? The brothers settled in this place in 1219. So ican community who lived in the convent at A street covered with it’s since then become one of the main mon- that time. a portico from the 

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Zaragoza gate (about 4 kilometres). Bus lines 37 Website of the convent: www.smn.it and 20 also go there (from the station) Website of the Basilica and Museum: www.chiesasantamarianovella.it Bologna WHO TO CONTACT? Office of the sanctuary Church and St. Mark museum Tel : 051.61.42.339 - www.sanlucabo.org Via Cavour, 56 - 50129 Florence Florence Tel : 055.28.76.28 www.uffizi.firenze.it/musei/?m=sanmarco Siena Some Dominican laities offer a guided service on these sites Rome Ms. Paola Bedini. Tel: 33.92.23.88.57 [email protected] Mr. Francesco Spada. Tel: 34.74.27.35.03

SIENA DOMINICAIN PLACES IN THE You can visit the places related to the TUSCANY-UMBRIA REGION life of St. Catherine of Siena The pilgrims who take the path of St. Dom- inic between Bologna and Rome can visit Basilica “Cateriniana” and convent other important places for the Dominican of St. Dominic family history. Via Camporegio, 2 - 53100 Siena Tel: 05.77.28.08.93 – 05.77.28.94.80 FLORENCE [email protected] www.basilicacateriniana.com Among the many artistic and historical monuments of this city, there are two famous Dominican convents Saint Dominic in Italy (Rome) Basilica and Convent of Santa Maria Novella Piazza S Maria Novella, 18 -50123 Florence We can say that on the path of St. Dom- eran. This council mentioned the urgen- Tel : 055.21.59.18 inic, Rome is the place where the mis- cy of preaching for the whole Church. sion of preaching has become a univer- Between 1216 and 1217, Pope Honorius sal mission. Dominique visited Rome III approved the community of preach- for the first time in 1205 and 1207 ers formed by Dominique and expand- in the company of his bishop Diego. ed his vision to the whole Church. Sanctuary and home of St. Catherine of Siena During this visit, he explained to Pope In 1219 Dominique visited Pope Honori- Costa di Sant’Antonio, 6 - 53100 Siena Innocent III his missionary project in us III again in Viterbo, who entrusted him Tel: 05.77.28.81.75 (Sanctuary) the Languedoc. Ten years later, Domi- with the task of organising a community Dominican Sisters of St. Sixtus nica had already formed a community of contemplative in Rome. The creation of tel. 05.77.28.08.01 of preachers, and he returned to Rome the Dominican communities of Saint Six- www.arcidiocesi.siena.it/musei/12/105/San- with the bishop of Toulouse who partic- tus (1219) and Santa Sabina (1220) was a tuario-e-Casa-di-Santa-Caterina ipated in the Fourth Council of the Lat- result of this apostolate.

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ROME sion of the Apostles Peter and Paul who MAP OF ROME CENTRE told him to: “Go HOW TO GET THERE? and preach.” Inside  Rome has two airports : (Fiumicino and Ci- the current Basili- ampino). ca, a statue of Saint  By train : please visit www.trenitalia.com or Dominic (installed www.italotreno.it in 1706) marks the  By bus : please visit : http://www.baltour.it beginning of a se- ries of statues of the 6 founders, on the WHERE TO STAY? right hand side of the central nave. Casa del Rosario Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano. (Dominican Sisters of the Presentation) http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_ via Sant’Agata dei Goti 10, 00184 Roma pietro/index_it.htm Tel: 06.67.92.346 Fax: 06.69.94.11.06 visiting hours: From the 1st of October until the [email protected] 31st of March: 7h00 – 18h30 From the 1st of April until the 30th of Septem- Casa del Pellegrino ber: 7h00 – 19h00 (Dominican Missionaries of Saint Sixtus) Via Druso, 2 - 00184 Roma  Basilica of St. John Lateran: St. Dominic 1 Tel. 06.77.20.51.73 went to this basilica several times, where the 4 Fax 06.77.20.51.72 Pope’s residence was. It was here that the coun- 3 2 [email protected] [email protected]

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 St. Peter’s Basilica - Vatican: Constantin Or- vieto recounted that Dominic visited the ancient Basilica of St. Peter and during a prayer, he had a vi- 5 4

cil was celebrated in which Dominic assisted in 1215. A bas-relief on the door that leads to the museum (to the right of the main altar) rep- resents the Pope Innocent III accompanied by St. Dominic and St. Francis. 2 Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, 4 – 00184 Roma 7 http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_ 5 giovanni/it/orari/orari.htm Visiting hours: 7:00 – 18:30

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ited the Basilica and these pious women. He miracles and episodes of St. Dominic’s life in miraculously healed one of them who had an this place are depicted. injured arm. Piazzale Numa Pompilio, 8 – 00184 Roma Piazza S. Anastasia 1 – 00186 Roma http://www.domenicanedisansisto.org/web/ Tel: 06.67.82.980 Tel: 06 77 20 5177 – 06 77 20 51 73 Visiting hours: 7h30 – 18h00  Basilica of Santa Sabina: In February  1220, the first Dominican friars began arriving at the Basilica of Santa Sabina. St. Dominic lived there for the last months of his stay in Rome. Today, you can visit his cell. Jacinta and Ceslas  Basilica of San Marco (next to Piazza of Poland lived in Santa Sabina. In addition, it is OTHER DOMINICAIN PLACES IN ROME Venezia): St. Dominic preached in this place now the residence of the successor of St. Domi- during Lent of 1218. According to St. Cecilia’ nic: the Master of the Order.  Basilica of Santa testimony, a woman arrived with her dead son Piazza Pietro d’Illiria, 1- 00153 Roma Maria of the Minerva: and Dominic brought him back to life. Inside Tel: 06.57.94.01 - 06.57.94.05.55 The Dominicans have the present church, there is a fresco that recalls Opening hours: 7h00 – 20h00. Sunday: 8h00 – been in this church since the miracle. 20h00 1254. It is considered to Piazza di San Marco, 52 – 00186 Roma  Santa María in Tempulo: In the time of Eucharist: Monday to Saturday: 7h15. Sunday: be the only Gothic church http://www.sanmarcoevangelista.it/ St. Dominic, 44 nuns lived there. Dominic con- 8h00, 10h30 and 11h30. (During the summer: in the centre of Rome. It Visiting hours: From Tuesday to Saturday: 9h00 – vinced them to embrace a life of observance 8h00 and 10h00). was for several centuries 12h30 and 16h00 – 18h00. and go and live in the convent of Saint Sixtus Vespers: 19h30 the headquarters of the Bank holidays: 9h00 – 13h00 and 16h20 – 20h00. from the 28th of February 1221. You can visit the Master of the Order. The During the month of August: 16h00 – 20:00. remains of the monastery which is currently « a relics of St. Catherine of Si- register office for civil ceremonies » of the city ena, of Fra Angelico, Ben-  of Rome. edict XIII and other figures Via di Valle delle Camene, 2 – 00184 Roma in the history of the Order Tel: 39 06 67 10 30 66 are preserved here Visiting hours: 9h00 – 12h00 and 16:00 – 18h00 Piazza della Minerva, 42 – 00186 Roma ( Closed on Tuesdays). Tel: 06 69920384 - 06.67.93.926 Sunday: 9h00 – 12h00 [email protected] http://www.santamariasopraminerva.it/  Basilica and Convent of Saint Sixtus: It Opening hours : Monday and Friday: 6h45 – was St. Dominic’ residence in Rome from 1218 19h00. to 1220. It was there that he founded the first Saturday: 6h45 – 12h30 and 15h30 -19h00. Sun- monastery of brothers and the first monastery day : 8h00 – 12h30 and 15h30 – 19h00. of nuns in Rome. Today, it is the general house   Pontifical Univer- of the Dominican Mis- sity of Saint Thomas sionaries of Saint Sixtus. (PUST - Angelicum): You can visit the Ba- The baroque style church  Basilica of St. Anastasia (near Circo silica (the apse is of St. and the main cloister date Massimo): Next to the basilica there used to Dominic’ time) and the back to the sixteenth cen- be a house where some women voluntarily convent cloister (XIII tury. They were the head- lived a religious life. St. Dominic regularly vis- century) where several quarters of the Monastery

28 29 Italy The path of Saint Dominic of Saint Sixtus and Saint Dominic but since 1926 it Programme of General has been the headquarters of the PUST. Activities Largo Angelicum, 1 – 00184 Rome Tel: 06.67.021 - www.pust.it Opening of the Dominican Jubilee Young Dominicans in the Footsteps  Rosary Monastery: This community is the Date: Saturday, 7 November 2015 of St. Dominic continuation of the monastery created by Saint (Feast of All Saints of the Order) Date: July and August 2016 Dominic Saint Sixtus in 1221. Many relics from Location: Provinces - local communities of the Location: Castile (Spain), Languedoc (France), the original monastery are preserved, including Dominican Family Bologna and Rome (Italy) the Byzantine icon of Saint Mary in Tempulo Via Alberto Cadlolo, 51 Jubilee Lectio Divina Day of Prayer with the Holy Rosary Monte Mario, 00136 – Rome Date: 7 November 2015 to 21 January 2017 Date: 7 October 2016 Tel: 06.35.42.09.40 Location: The program will be offered Location: Each local community [email protected]  Church of the Holy Trinity of the Span- through the website of the Jubilee ish: This beautifully decorated church was built Art Exhibition:  Basilica of St. Mary Major: A college of in the first half of the eighteenth century by the Pilgrimage of the Holy Rosary Dominicans in dialogue with art penitentiaries formed by the Dominican friars Trinitarian Order. It has been entrusted to the with the Monasteries of the Order Date: December 2016 to 22 January 2017. from different provinces offer the sacrament of Dominicans of the Province of Our Lady of the Date: 7 November 2015 to 21 January 2016 Location: Rome confession in this basilica. Rosary since the nineteenth century Location: All Dominican monasteries in Via Condotti, 41- 00187 Roma different continents Dominicans for the Defense of Human Rights Tel: 06.679.86.64 – 06.679.32.23 Many Dominicans throughout history have understood [email protected] Symposium on the Word of God: that the mission of preaching the Gospel goes directly to 50 years of the Constitution Dei Verbum the defense of human dignity. The General Chapter of Trogir  Church of St. Mary of the Rosary: Do- Date: 11 to 13 February 2016 asked that, within the activities of the Jubilee Year, there minican parish located in the district of “Prati”. Location: Rome (In cooperation with the will be an event dedicated to the legacy of Fray Francisco The church is of neo-Gothic style and was built PUST - Angelicum) de Vitoria and the implications of his thought for the chal- between 1912 and 1916. lenges posed by human rights today (cf. ACG Trogir 61, 7). Via Germanico, 94 – 00192 Roma International Meeting of representatives This event will also be an opportunity to make known and Tel :06.39.73.89.93 (convent) – 06.39.73.80.77 of Dominican Priestly Fraternities promote the work of many brothers and sisters accompa- (parish). Date: 22 - 26 February 2016 nied by two instances of the worldwide Order: the Delega- [email protected] Place: Rome tion of the Order to the United Nations, and the “Salamanca Convent of St. Mary Major: Apostolic Penitentia- http://www.santamariadelrosario.net/ Process” that has been developing in several provinces and ry College Lent 2016: Penitential Celebration in Local Dominican universities. Piazza , 8 – 00158 Roma communities Tel: 06.44.74.111 Date: Lent of 2016 Congress for the Preaching of the Order Location: Provinces, convents, local Date: 18 to 20 January 2017  Basilica of Saint Clement: This paleochris- communities and fraternities Location: Rome tian basilica, famous for its archaeological exca- vations, is entrusted to the Dominican Friars of Dominicans in WYD Krakow 2016 Closing Celebration of the Dominican Jubilee the Province of Ireland. Date: 26 to 31 July 2016 Dates and locations: Convent of Saint Sixtus and Clement Location: Krakow (Poland) January 20: Vigil at the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Via Labicana 95 – 00187 Roma Minerva (Rome) Tel: 06.77.40.021 General Chapter of Bologna 2016 January 21: Solemn Mass of the Closing of the Jubilee at St. [email protected] Date: July to August 2016 John Lateran Basilica http://basilicasanclemente.com/eng/ Location: Bologna (Italy)

30 JUBILEE PRAYER

God, Father of mercy, who called your servant Dominic de Guzman to set out in faith as an itinerant pilgrim and a preacher of grace, as we prepare to celebrate the Jubilee of the Order we ask you to pour again into us the Spirit of the Risen Christ, that we might faithfully and joyfully proclaim the Gospel of peace, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen

HYMN of the JUBILEE

Laudare, Benedicere, Prædicare

Laudare, we praise our Lord with our saints Benedicere, we lift our voice in song Prædicare, we proclaim Your Word to the world.

Sent out to preach by Dominic Presencia del amor de Dios sent two by two to all the world Presencia profética sent out to study the Gospel of grace Presencia compasiva to find new ways to preach. Sembradores de esperanza

Un cœur, une âme, tous donnés Embrace with grace the marketplace contemplatifs émerveillés Embrace the world not of the world joyeux amis, apprenez nous Embrace the mission with compassion pour les pêcheurs, miséricorde. to preach the word to the world