Peter Martyr & dominic long were the only fully-recognized Dominican
saints, accord to Hood, Fra Angelico at San Marco & other reading I have
done in that line. Thomas had become the third by the time of Il Beato's
work at San Marco. (A friend at Notre Dame once threatened to present me
with an anthology of portraits of Peter, with or without axe / sword stuck
in his head to advance the idea of his being the patron of those of us who
get splitting headaches.)
On the timing of canonizations, I have thought of investigating the
timing of Pius II's canonization of Catherine of Siena. Pius was trying
to reorder Sienese politics, but there also was a significant effort
being made by the Dominicans to get catherine canonized. Here again, the
question is not one of merits but of timing.
An additional thought about Peter & Dominic. I have never seen a
painting of either as an inquisitor, rather than as martyr (Peter) or
disputant (Dominic) until the late fifteenth century. So I would be
hesitant to say that Peter's canonization canonized the Inquisition. His
"passion", not his activity, is featured in the art which has come my way.
tom izbicki
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