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Sunday, August 8, 2010 Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), died 1221 Sunday, August 8 Dominic was a Spanish priest who saw the wealth of the clergy as a stumbling block for the church, so he formed a movement, the Order of Preachers (commonly called Dominicans) devoted to itinerant preaching and living in poverty. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Lawrence, deacon, martyr, died 258 Tuesday, August 10 As one of the seven deacons of the church at Rome, Lawrence was responsible for the church's financial matters and for the care of the poor. Asked by the emperor to gather the church's treasure, he presented a collection of orphans, lepers, and the like. The enraged emperor had him put to death. Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Clare, Abbess of San Damiano, died 1253 Wednesday, August 11 A contemporary of Francis of Assisi, Clare and a growing number of companions established a women's Franciscan community, called the Order of Poor Ladies, or Poor Clares. She inspired other women to pursue spiritual goals. Friday, August 13, 2010 Florence Nightingale, died 1910; Clara Maass, died 1901; renewers of society Friday, August 13 Nightingale was born in England, and horrified her wealthy family by deciding to become a nurse. She led a group of nurses in ministering in the midst of the Crimean War, and worked for hospital reform. Maass, a native of New Jersey, was also a war nurse, and volunteered as a subject for research on yellow fever. She died of the disease. Saturday, August 14, 2010 Maximilian Kolbe, died 1941; Kaj Munk, died 1944; martyrs Saturday, August 14 Father Kolbe was a Franciscan priest arrested by the Nazis and confined in Auschwitz. Kolbe gave generously of his meager resources, and finally volunteered to be starved to death in place of another man. A Danish Lutheran pastor and playwright, Munk strongly denounced the Nazis who occupied Denmark in the Second World War. His sermons and articles helped to show the anti-Christian nature of the movement.

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