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Joan of Aza
Catholic Blessed, mother of St. Dominic
BlessedResearchedKingdom of Leon
Feast: 2 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1140
Died
1205
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
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.
Connected on this site
- Saint Dominic Saint Child
- Manés de Guzmán Blessed Child“Manés de Guzmán.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- 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.