Dominicans

Dominicans
Dominicans
An extensive article about several branches of the Dominicans, including their history

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.


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  • DOMINICANS — DOMINICANS, Roman Catholic religious order, whose official name is Ordo Fratrum Praedicatorum, the Order of Friar Preachers. Often referred to as Jacobins, after their Saint Jacques Monastery in Paris, they were also popularly known as domini… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Dominicans — The order founded by St Dominic (1170 1221) in 1215, named the Order of Friars Preachers. They were known as the Black Friars or the preaching friars. Some Dominicans were mendicants, dedicated to evangelical preaching. They were very active in… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • Dominicans Don't Play — Founded 1990 In New York City and New Jersey Territory In New York City, United States, parts of Spain, Dominican Republic Ethnicity Dominicans, Dominican Americans, some Puerto Ricans …   Wikipedia

  • Dominicans Island — Native name: Dominikanerinsel Dominicans Island on the left, with Steigenberger island hotel; the Old Rhine Bridge is visible in the centre of the image Germany Baden Württemberg …   Wikipedia

  • Dominicans (disambiguation) — Dominicans may refer to: Dominicans, members of the Dominican Order, a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic Dominicans, people from the Dominican Republic, or of Dominican descent Dominicans, people from Dominica, or of Dominican… …   Wikipedia

  • Dominicans in Ireland — Ruins of the Dominican Friary at Burrishoole, County Mayo The Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) has been present in Ireland since 1224 when the first foundation was established in Dublin. This was quickly followed by Drogheda (also 1224),… …   Wikipedia

  • Dominicans in the United States — Map of the four Dominican provinces The Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) was first established in the United States by Edward Fenwick in the early 19th century. The Dominican province of Saint Joseph was established in 1805,[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Dominicans — noun a) Plural of Dominican. b) The religious order founded by . Syn: black friars …   Wiktionary

  • Dominicans —    See Black Friars …   Dictionary of London

  • DOMINICANS —    a religious order of preaching friars, founded at Toulouse in 1215 by St. Dominic, to aid in the conversion of the heretic Albigenses to the faith, and finally established as the order whose special charge it was to guard the orthodoxy of the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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