Joan of Aza
Catholic Blessed, mother of St. Dominic
Feast: 2 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Caleruega, also in Castile, commemoration of Blessed Joan, mother of Saint Dominic, who, full of faith, showed great mercy towards the wretched and the afflicted.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 2 August as the mother of Saint Dominic, merciful to the poor and afflicted.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Saint Dominic Saint Child
- Manés de Guzmán Blessed Child“Manés de Guzmán.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 2 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q764050 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joan of Aza (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.