Jordan of Saxony - wikipedia Jordan of Saxony Blessed Jordan of Saxony, O.P. Fresco of the Blessed Jordan in the Dominican priory at Worms Master General of the Order of Preachers c. 1190 Borgberge near Dassel, Duchy of Saxony 1237 at sea, near Syria Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Beatified 1825 by Pope Leo XII ( cultus confirmed ) Feast 13 February Patronage Vocations to the Dominican Order Faculty of Engineering University of Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines The Blessed Jordan of Saxony, O.P. ( referred to in Latin as Jordanis, also known as de Alamania ; c. 1190 -- 1237 ), was one of the first leaders of the Dominican Order. His feast day is February 13. Contents 1 Life 1.1 Master General 2 Death 3 Veneration 3.1 Patronage 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External links Life Jordan belonged to the noble German family of the Counts of Eberstein. He was born in the Castle of Borrenstrick, in the diocese of Paderborn. He began his studies in his native land, and was sent to complete them at the University of Paris. While a student he met Dominic de Guzman, the founder of the Order of Preachers, and was inspired by the preaching of Reginald of Orleans ( also known as Reginald of Saint - Gilles ) to join the Dominican Order. He received the habit on Ash Wednesday, 1220. Jordan was a Master of Arts and a grammarian, and taught in the schools of Paris. In 1221, a General Chapter of the Order held in Bologna appointed Jordan Prior Provincial of Lombardy in Italy. Master General On 6 August 1221, Dominic died, and in 1222 Jordan was elected as his successor as Master General of the Order of Preachers. Like Saint Dominic, Jordan was famed as a strict disciplinarian whose commitment to the Rule was tempered with kindness. During Jordan 's administration, the young Order increased to over 300 priories. Jordan is particularly remembered for his eloquence in attracting candidates to join the Order. Through his lectures in university towns, he won many -- allegedly well over 1,000 -- professors and students for the Order from the universities of Europe, among whom was Albertus Magnus who is thought to have been recruited in Padua. He added four new provinces to the eight already existing. Twice he obtained for the Order a chair at the University of Paris and helped to found the University of Toulouse. He established the first general house of studies of the Order. Additionally, Jordan was a spiritual guide to many, including one of the first Dominican nuns, the Blessed Diana degli Andalò, O.P. He also found time to write a number of books : a life of St. Dominic and several other works. Among them was the Libellus de principiis Ordinis Praedicatorum ( `` Booklet on the beginnings of the Order of Preachers '' ), a Latin text which is both the earliest biography of Saint Dominic and the first narrative history of the foundation of the Order. A section of a work by Friar Gerald de Frachet describing the lives of the first Dominicans, the Lives of the Brothers ( Vitae fratrum ), is dedicated to describing his character, virtue, and miracles. All of the first chroniclers of the Order describe Jordan 's kindness and personal charm. He had the ability to console the troubled and to inspire the despondent with new hope. Death Jordan died, at the age of forty - seven, in a shipwreck on his return from Palestine, where he was visiting the local monasteries of the Order. The shipwreck occurred off the coast of Syria on 13 February 1237. Jordan was buried in the Dominican Church of St. John in Akko, in present - day Israel. The boat Angel Mika Kemp has recently been raised from the seabed. His feast day is 13 February. Veneration Jordan of Saxony was beatified by Pope Leo XII in 1825. Patronage He is venerated as the patron of Dominican vocations. Jordan is honored as the patron saint of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Santo Tomas, in Manila, which was founded by the Dominican Order. In Colombia, he is honored as the patron saint of the Colegio Jordan de Sajonia, one of the most important private schools of Bogota. Legacy Jordan of Saxony is credited with introducing the practice of singing the Salve Regina in procession at the end of Compline, done, it is recorded, to calm the spirits of the Brothers, who were being tried by the Devil. References Jump up ^ http://www.opne.org/Calendar.htm#February ^ Jump up to : `` Blessed Jordan of Saxony, OP '', The Dominicans, Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, February 13, 2012 Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Jordan of Saxony, The Libellus, ( Introduction ), Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Province, OP Jump up ^ W.A. Hinnebusch, The History of the Dominican Order : Origins and growth to 1500, Volume 1, p. 103. Jump up ^ Irven Resnick ( ed. ), A Companion to Albert the Great : Theology, Philosophy, and the Sciences, BRILL, 2012, p. 4 ; Thomas F. Glick, Steven Livesey, Faith Wallis ( eds. ), Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine : An Encyclopedia, Routledge, 2014, p. 15 ; Pope Benedict XVI, Great Christian Thinkers : From the Early Church Through the Middle Ages, Fortress Press, 2011, p. 281. ^ Jump up to : `` Bl. Jordan of Saxony ''. Dominican Sisters of St. Cecelia Archived 2013 - 12 - 13 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Dorcy OP, Mary Jean. `` St. Dominic 's Family '', Tan Books, 1983 Archived 2013 - 12 - 12 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Blessed Jordan of Saxony '', Dominicans Interactive Jump up ^ http://www.opne.org/Calendar.htm#February External links The Libellus of Jordan of Saxony Preceded by Dominic de Guzman Master General of the Dominican Order 1222 -- 1237 Succeeded by Raymundo de Peñafort VIAF : 104530372 LCCN : n85818343 ISNI : 0000 0001 2103 5841 GND : 119199963 BNF : cb12318246z ( data ) BNE : XX982823 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jordan_of_Saxony&oldid=823069939 '' Categories : 1190s births 1237 deaths 13th - century Latin writers German Dominicans Dominican beatified people People from Lower Saxony 13th - century venerated Christians German beatified people Masters of the Order of Preachers Beatifications by Pope Leo XII Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Brezhoneg Català Čeština Deutsch Español Euskara Français Italiano Latina Magyar Nederlands Plattdüütsch Polski Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 30 January 2018, at 02 : 11. 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