{"id":59867,"date":"2025-08-25T18:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=59867"},"modified":"2025-08-25T18:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:40:04","slug":"a-dog-a-torch-and-a-saint-the-fiery-mission-of-st-dominic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/a-dog-a-torch-and-a-saint-the-fiery-mission-of-st-dominic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0643\u0644\u0628\u060c \u0648\u0634\u0639\u0644\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633: \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u062f\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0646\u064a\u0643"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>\u201cSt. Dominic of Guzman\u201d by Claudio Coello, circa 1685. \/ Credit: Claudio Coello, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Aug 8, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). The first image to greet visitors to the basilica containing the tomb of St. Dominic in Bologna, Italy, is a mosaic of the saint next to a dog carrying a flaming torch in its mouth. This is not a depiction of a pyromaniacal game of fetch but a reference to a dream that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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