BLAZE-ing a trail of faith leadership

Born in old Castile, Spain, Dominic was trained for the priesthood by a priest-uncle. With a group of fellow preachers, Dominic founded a religious house in 1215 that would become the Order of Preachers or Dominicans.

Dominic's ideal, and that of his Order, is contemplata tradere: “to pass on the fruits of contemplation” or “to speak only of God or with God.”

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Bernard of Clairvaux left his home to join a monastic community in the year 1111, at the age of 20. He lived during a tumultuous time in the church and took on many roles—adviser of popes, preacher of the Second Crusade, defender of the faith, healer of a schism, reformer of a monastic order, scripture scholar, theologian, and eloquent preacher—to help bring stability.

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