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Also known as

• Dominic of Pisa

Memorial

• 20 April

Profile

Born to a wealthy family, Dominic was early drawn to religious and monastic life. He joined the Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona at the San Michele monastery in Borgo, Italy in 1200. He was ordained a priest in 1204, and continued to live the harsh, ascetic life of a hermit. Moved by the plight of abandoned and unwanted children, he built the Spedale dei Trovatelli, a home for such children, in Pisa, Italy in 1218.

Born

• c.1180 in Buti, Pisa, Italy

Died

• 20 April 1219 in Pisa, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 17 August 1854 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Dominic Vernagalli“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 April 2024. Web. 3 May 2024. <>