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The town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada began as a few houses built around the hermitage of the saint in his lifetime. At this death in 1109, the village had grown in population. Alfonso VI of Castile annexed La Rioja in 1076 and seeing that Dominic's efforts contributed to the Castilianization of the region, decided to support him and his ...
Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain, situated on the banks of the Oja River.Its name refers to its founder, Dominic de la Calzada, who built a bridge, hospital, and hotel here for pilgrims on the French Way the most popular path of the Way of St. James.
Santo Domingo de la Calzada is on the Camino de Santiago. The town is named after Saint Dominic de la Calzada, who aided the pilgrims travelling through the district. Dominic died in 1109. [1] He was buried in the village church, which became a collegiate church later in the 12th century and was rebuilt on a more ambitious scale. The building ...
Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint; Saint Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order; Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250), child martyr in Spain; Saint Dominic Savio (1842–1857), Italian schoolboy; Vietnamese Martyrs, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of whom were known as Dominic
The cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada in Spain keeps two live chickens in remembrance of the local version of the miracle. The miracle is located in La Rioja, Spain, and associated to Saint Dominic de la Calzada .
Juan de Ortega, better known as Saint John the Hermit (1080 [1] – 1163), was a Spanish priest and hermit. A disciple of Dominic de la Calzada, he is best known for repairing roads and bridges along the Camino de Santiago. He also built a hospice as a shelter for pilgrims and founded the monastery of San Juan de Ortega.
Dominic de la Calzada, Spanish priest and saint (d. 1109) Gundekar II (or Gunzo), bishop of Eichstätt (d. 1075) Mauger (or Malger), archbishop of Rouen (d. 1055) Śrīpati, Indian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1066) Sweyn II (Estridsson), king of Denmark (approximate date) Wang Gui, Chinese official and chancellor (d. 1085)
Cabezabellosa de la Calzada, a municipality in the province of Salamanca; Puebla de la Calzada, a municipality in the province of Badajoz; Rabé de las Calzadas, a municipality in the province of Burgos; Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a municipality in La Rioja; Torrejón de la Calzada, a municipality in the Community of Madrid