Jordan of Saxony

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Blessed Jordan von Sachsen (or Gordanus, Giordanus, Jordanus, also known as of Saxony or de Alamaia) (c.1190–1237), a German of noble descent, was deacon of the Dominican Order in Paris and was highly-qualified and in an educated manner. On 1222 he became successor of the founder of the order and its first master general, Saint Dominic.

During his supervision the young order increased to over 300 convents. By his lectures in university towns he won many—allegedly well over 1000—professors and students for the order, among whom Albertus Magnus. He is venerated as the patron of Dominican vocations. Jordan died in a shipwreck on the return from Palestine, where he had visited the local convents of the Order, and was buried in the Dominican church of Akko in present-day Israel.

Jordan is the author of 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.

His feast day is 13 February.

[edit] External links

• Jordan at Patron Saints Index
• The legend of blessed Jordan of Saxony, second master general of the order of preachers at the Ordo Praedicatorum [1]

Preceded by Dominic de Guzman

Master General of the Dominican Order 1222–1237

Succeeded by Raymundo de Peñafort