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The Order of Preachers (Latin: Ordo Prædicatorum, abbreviated OP), commonly 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.
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 .
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 .
Manés de Guzmán, OP (c. 1166 – 1235) (Spanish:), was a Castilian Dominican priest beatified in the Roman Catholic Church. His younger brother, Domingo de Guzmán was the founder of the Order of Preachers, whom he helped in his reforming aims throughout his life. [1] [2]
This list of saints and beati of the Dominican Order is alphabetical. It includes Dominican saints from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Since the founder of the Dominicans, Dominic de Guzmán, was canonised in 1234, there have been 69 other Dominicans canonised and many more beatified.
Dominican College Sion Hill in Blackrock, Dublin (since 1836) Newbridge College in Newbridge, County Kildare (since 1852) Priory of the True Cross in Arklow, County Wicklow (land granted by Henry II in 1264 and founded by Theobald FitzWalter or Theobald le Botiller, dissolved in 1539) (also known as Holy Cross Abbey, Arklow Abbey or Arklow Friary)
Relics of Dominican saints. The Order of Preachers was founded by St. Dominic de Guzman, a Spanish friar, on 1215 to proclaim the word of God by preaching, teaching and example, while they are sustained by life in common. [1]
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.