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Venerable

Dominic of Sora

An Italian holy abbot and founder of monasteries, reposed at Sora in 1031.

Feast
January 22old style February 4
Reposed
103111th century
Place
Sora

Life

Saint Dominic of Sora was an Italian abbot and founder of monasteries, who reposed at Sora in Campania in 1031, at the age of eighty.

He was born at Foligno in Italy and became a monk. He founded several monasteries, at Scandrilia, at Sora, in the Sangro valley and in other places near Naples. He was renowned for the miracles worked through him.

He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 22 January (new style).

Commemorated the same day January 22