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The Order of Preachers (Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum; abbreviated OP), also known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian priest named Dominic de Guzmán. It was approved by Pope Honorius III via the papal bull Religiosam vitam on 22 December 1216.
The Third Order of Saint Dominic ( Latin: Tertius Ordo Praedicatorum; abbreviated TOP ), also referred to as the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic or Lay Dominicans since 1972, is a Catholic third order which is part of the Dominican Order . As members of the Order of Preachers, Lay Dominicans are men and women, single or married, living a ...
Saint Dominic, OP (Spanish: Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (Spanish:), was a Castilian Catholic priest and the founder of the Dominican Order. He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists , and he and his order are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary .
Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois (since 1955) Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York (since 1959) Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas (since 1963) Dominican Sisters of the Heart of Jesus in Lockport, Louisiana (since 1981) St. Vincent Ferrer Church in River Forest, Illinois.
Contemplata aliis tradere is a Latin phrase which translates into English as "to hand down to others the fruits of contemplation." Derived from the Summa Theologiae of Saint Thomas Aquinas, OP, the phrase is often used to express the distinct Dominican theory of Christian vocation, and for that reason, it became a motto of the Dominican Order.
The Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) was first established in the United States by Edward Fenwick in the early 19th century. The first Dominican institution in the United States was the Province of Saint Joseph, which was established in 1805. [1] Additionally, there have been numerous institutes of Dominican Sisters and Nuns.
Relics of Dominican saints. The following is a list of saints, blesseds, venerables and servants of God of the Dominican Order. It includes all those who belong to the Order and those who embraces the Dominican spirituality from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Three have been recognized as Doctors of the Church.
This category gathers articles on spirituality related to Saint Dominic and the Dominican Order, a thousand year old spiritual movement within the Catholic Church. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.