ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 10th of June WELCOME! BLESSED JOHN DOMINICI, ARCHBISHOP OF RAGUSA Born in Florence of poor parents, Blessed John (Joannes, Johannes Dominici ) was raised as a Christian and expected to earn his living by manual labour. However, in 1374, at the age of 18, he was accepted into the Order of Preachers. At this stage, John was yet unable to read or write, but after he had commenced the novitiate in 1378, his amazing progress in all the theological sciences was striking. Once he had been ordained a priest, John began to preach with great zeal and success and also wrote commentaries on some books of the Bible. In due course he became prior of the monastery in Florence. In this capacity, he built another one in that city for men and a nunnery in Venice. Although he was offered the post of General of the Order more than once, he kept declining this promotion. During the schism following the death of Gregory XI, Blessed ...