Bl. Jordan

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Feastday: February 15
Died: 1237

Blessed Jordan of Saxony died in 1237. A Saxon named Gordanus or Giordanus, he received his bachelor of divinity degree at Paris. He met St. Dominic there and in 1220, became a Dominican. He was elected prior provincial of Lombardy the next year, and in 1222, on the death of Dominic, was elected second master general of the Dominicans. He expanded the Order, establishing many new foundations in Germany and Switzerland. He sent missionaries to Denmark, and frequently preached at universities to young students. He was a powerful preacher, and St. Albert the Great became a Dominican after hearing one of his sermons. He was on his way to the Holy Land in 1237 when his ship was wrecked on the coast of Syria and all aboard perished. He is the author of a life of St. Dominic that is one of the main sources of information about the founder of the Dominicans. Jordan's cult was approved in 1825. His feast day is February 15th.

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nick
1 month ago
I named my son Jordan reason we love & choose this name b4 my wife got pregnant. but did not think about it is the name of st and coincidentally he was born on February 15.I feel surprised and happy :)
augustino
4 months ago
i love the name. i named my son Jordan b'se of Michael Jordan, basketballer of The USA. Now i happy that there is a Saint called Jordan
A. J. Leonetti
5 months ago
Please tell me where I can find a medal of St. Jordan.
Jordan
6 months ago
I am choosing this name for my conformation name, not to mention it is my name.
FACCIN
8 months ago
i am chosing saint jordan for my conformation and he da best!!
Jordan
8 months ago
OMG my name is jordan also ! so that means i am very interested in this saint. ily Jordan
Jordan
1 year ago
I like to learn about Blessed Jordan because my name is Jordan, so I think that it is interesting.
Jordan Himschoot
1 year ago
i love st jordan because my name is jordyni love st jordan because my name is jordan
jordan
1 year ago
i love st jordan!
fidele
1 year ago
that cool
Carolyn
1 year ago
My mother's maiden name was Jordan, so my son's name is James Jordan Forste. I never knew there was a Saint Jordan and I went to Catholic school for 12 years?
jordan
2 years ago
i like him because my name is jordan and i dont like him because he is a boy and i am a girl
Joshua Aubry
2 years ago
This is really interesting facts
jordyn
2 years ago
he is the saint of faculty engineering
jordan
2 years ago
very very interesting
Jordyn
2 years ago
This was really nice, but it doesn't tell what St. Jordan is the patron saint of!!!!!!
jordan
3 years ago
Jordan is awesome
Jorden
3 years ago
I like him because my name is Jordan
jordyn
3 years ago
i love st jordan because my name is jordyn

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