Dominic de Guzman dies in Bologna
1221
The Castilian priest who had founded the Order of Preachers died in the Italian city that would become the order's intellectual headquarters. His dying instructions to his brothers were to have charity, keep humility, and possess voluntary poverty. He was canonized within thirteen years. The Dominican studium at Bologna would soon become one of medieval Europe's premier centers of theology and canon law.
In context
Also in 1221 (3 other events on record)
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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