POPE HONORIUS III AND THE FIFTH CRUSADE

Medieval knight Pope Honorius III was the Pope of the Fifth Crusade. Manu call him the lesser of the three popes in succession, Innocent III, Honorius and Gregory IX. But, maybe not. Honorius III, named Cencio, son of Aimerico, was born in Italy probably between 1150...

ST. DOMINIC DE GUZMAN

AUGUST 4 is the traditional feast day of ST. DOMINIC de GUZMAN (+1221). Dominic, son of Felix de Guzman and Juana of Aza, was born August 8, 1170 in Calervega, Spain. He was named after St. Dominic of Silos, whose namesake Benedictine monastery, was close by. As a...