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Dominic Loricatus
Italian Roman Catholic saint
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 14 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
995
Died
1060
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At San Severino in the Marche, Saint Dominic, called Loricatus for the iron belt with which he had girded his loins, priest of the Camaldolese Order, who, ordained through simony, then became a hermit monk and, a disciple of Saint Damian, led a harsh life of austerity and penance.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 October as a Camaldolese hermit, disciple of Saint Peter Damian, who wore an iron belt in penance.
Connected on this site
- Peter Damian Saint“The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 October as a Camaldolese hermit, disciple of Saint Peter Damian, who wore an iron belt in penance.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3496527 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dominic Loricatus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.