Saint Dominic
Founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Founded the Dominican order in the 1200s and got credit for popularizing the rosary. Now the patron saint of astronomers and scientists—a gig that's stuck for nearly a millennium.
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Dominic de Guzmán, almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic, was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists, and he and the Dominicans are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary.
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