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The Order of Preachers (Ordo Praedicatorum), more commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic religious order. In England and some other countries the Dominicans are referred to as Blackfriars on account of the black "cappa" or cloak they wear over their white habits, just as the Carmelites are known as "Whitefriars" for the same reason. Founded by Saint Dominic in the early 13th century, is one of the great orders of mendicant friars that revolutionized religious life in Europe during the high middle ages. A religious order is an organization of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with religious devotion. ... St Dominic presiding over an auto de fe, Spanish, 1475 Saint Dominic (born at Calaruega, Spain, around 1170; died August 6, 1221, at Bologna, Italy) founded the Dominican Order. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Catholic religious orders are organizations of laity and clergy in the Roman Catholic Church who live under a common rule. ... The Mendicant (or Begging) Orders are religious orders which depend directly on the charity of the people for their livelihood. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, a significant architectural contribution of the High Middle Ages. ...


Like his contemporary Francis of Assisi, Dominic saw the need for a new type of organization to address the needs of his time, and the quick growth of the Dominicans and Franciscans during their first century confirms that the orders of mendicant friars met a felt need. Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, 1181; died there on October 4, 1226) founded the Franciscan Order or Friars Minor. He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, Catholic action and the environment. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ...


Dominic sought to establish a new kind of order, one that would bring the dedication and systematic education of the older monastic orders like the Benedictines to bear on the religious problems of the burgeoning population of cities, but with more organizational flexibility than either monastic orders or the secular clergy. His new order was to be a preaching order, trained to preach in the vernacular languages but with a sound background in academic theology. A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of Saint Benedict, whether belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, or to one of the Anglican or Protestant churches. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ...


Dominic saw the need to establish a new kind of Order when travelling through the south of France. He had been asked to accompany his Bishop from Osma on a diplomatic mission to Sweden. At that time the south of France was the stronghold of Albigensian thought, centered around the town of Albi. Cathars being expelled from Carcassone in 1209. ... Location within France Albi is a city and commune in southern France. ...


This expression of Christianity held that matter was evil and only spirit was good, a fundamental challenge to the notion of incarnation, central to Christian theology. The Albegensians, more commonly known as the Cathars, lived very simply and saw themselves as more fervent followers of the poor Christ. Dominic saw the need for a response that would take the good elements in the Albigensian movement to sway them back to mainstream Christian thought. The mendicant preacher emerged from this insight. Unfortunately Dominic's ideal of winning the Albigensians over was not held by all office bearers and the population of Albi was decimated in the Albigensian crusade. Cathars being expelled from Carcassone in 1209. ... The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) was a brutal 20-year military campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate the religion practiced by the Cathars of Languedoc, which the Roman Catholic hierarchy considered heretical. ...


The organization of the Order of Preachers was approved in 1216 by Pope Honorius III. Events Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons War Henry III becomes King of England. ... Honorius III, né Cencio Savelli (1148 – March 18, 1227), was pope from 1216 to 1227. ...


The Dominicans were a major force in the development and maintenance of the Inquisition, then later of the Holy Office and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Pedro Berruguete. ... The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...


Four Dominican Cardinals have reached the Papacy: Innocent V, Benedict XI, Pius V and Benedict XIII Innocent V, né Pierre de Tarentaise ( 1225 - June 22, 1276), pope from January 21 to June 22, 1276, was a native of Tranatsia in Burgundy, where he was born around 1225. ... Benedict XI, né Nicholas Boccasini (1240 -July 7, 1304), pope (1303 - 1304), succeeded the famous Dominican education, and when he was made Master General of the order in 1296, he issued ordinances forbidding public questioning of the legitimacy of Bonifaces election on the part of any Dominican. ... Bold textHe was born as Antonio Ghislieri at Bosco in the duchy of Milan. ... For Pedro de Luna, see Antipope Benedict XIII. Benedict XIII, born Pietro Francesco Orsini, and later in religion Vincenzo Maria Orsini (Gravina di Puglia, February 2, 1649 - February 23, 1730) was pope from 1724 to 1730. ...


Important Dominicans include:

To be integrated in the article: St Dominic presiding over an auto de fe, Spanish, 1475 Saint Dominic (born at Calaruega, Spain, around 1170; died August 6, 1221, at Bologna, Italy) founded the Dominican Order. ... Albertus Magnus (fresco, 1352, Treviso, Italy) Albertus Magnus (1193? – November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar who became famous for his universal knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. ... St Thomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – March 7, 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition. ... Saint Catherine of Siena (born in Siena, Italy, March 25, 1347; died in Rome, April 29, 1380) was a Dominican Tertiary or lay-affiliate of the Dominican Order. ... Grand Inquisitor Torquemada Tomás de Torquemada (1420 - September 16, 1498) was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican, and an Inquisitor General. ... Giordano Bruno Giordano Bruno (1548 – February 17, 1600), a. ... Andrew of Longjumeau (also Longumeau, Lonjumel, etc. ... Girolamo Savonarola by Fra Bartolomeo, ca 1498 Girolamo Savonarola (Ferrara, September 21, 1452 – Florence, May 23, 1498), also translated as Jerome Savonarola or Hieronymous Savonarola, was a Dominican priest and, briefly, ruler of Florence, who was known for religious reformation and anti-Renaissance preaching and his book burning and destruction... John Bromyard (d. ... Nicolas Eymeric (alternate spellings include:, Nicolau or Nicolai and Emeric, Eimeric, Eymerici, Eymericus, or Eymerich; b. ... Johannes Eckhart von Hochheim, better and also known as Meister Eckhart (1260-1327/8) was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic, born near Erfurt, in Thuringia. ... Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire (March 12, 1802 - November 21, 1861), was a French ecclesiastic and orator. ...

Albigensians
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Albigensians are the inhabitants of Albi, France. ... Sister may refer to: A mutated freak that eats other large living things A carnivourous dinosaur that stalks the jungles of south america A species of baboon living all around the earth A trail of snot left by boogery noses underpants put on peoples heads cow-lords of mass destruction...

External links

  • Order of Preachers Homepage - Available in English, French and Spanish
  • The English Dominicans
  • Australian Dominicans
  • Western Province Dominicans USA
  • Eastern Province Dominicans USA

Dominican Nuns

  • Conference of U.S. Dominican Nuns

Dominican Sisters

Other

  • Dominican Preaching Online

See also


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