Once upon as time there was a boy named Dominic and

through many good deeds and his love of life and everyone

around him he became a saint. This is his story. 

Saint Dominic’s childhood was a very important time in his life because spending time

with the people closest to him like is parents, would have helped shape who he was as

a person. Saint Dominic’s parents were very giving to their village and cared very much

for everyone who lived there. Saint Dominic had some brothers and sisters so he would

have had to learn how to share with them.

 

Dominic’s role models were Bishop Diego and

his uncle because he encouraged him to

become a priest and also his parents because

they were very nice people and helped care

for their community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Dominic really enjoyed walking because he liked to walk all over Europe to take the time

to talk to his followers. Often as St. Dominic walked he sang aloud because it brought him happiness. When St. Dominic began to start an order he walked about 900 Kilometers to ask

the pope’s agreement to establish his order of Dominicans. This is a major example for Dominic’s love of life and of others. The fact that he walked

for so long so that he could help others by showing them the light of Christ is just one of the many reasons that Dominic is a Saint.

Because of Saint Dominic’s great achievements in life he was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on the 3rd of July 1234.This means that Pope Gregory IX thought that

there was something special about Dominic. It may have been the way that he treated others or his love

of life and God or it could have been both.  

WHY DO YOU THINK WE ARE CALLED

SANTA SABINA ?

AND WHY WERE CALLED SANTA MARIA

DEL MONTE?

Saint Dominic died at the age of 51 from malaria a deadly disease at the time from infected mosquito bites. Saint Dominic Died in 1221.

 

He was taken up a hill by his brothers as

they thought this would help him feel less

sick. This hill was called Santa Maria Del

Monte. Dominic wanted to be taken down

in order to be closer to his brothers, yet

sadly he died at the age of 48 in Bologna in

1221.

 

Why are we called Santa Sabina?

The pope was very impressed by Dominic and his work with the Dominicans, who are his followers, so the named a church in honor of him called Santa Sabina. We now have a special orange tree grown from a seedling from an orange tree at Santa Sabina.  

The Dominican sisters came to Australia to start a Dominican school in order to start a school for

not only the wealthy but the poor as well. The school has grown overtime and we now attend this special school that the sisters started and we are

very proud to follow in his footsteps.