The Dominican Order
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Dominican Order Essentials
Purpose/Charism: To preach for the salvation of souls (and win back heretics to Christ and the Church!)
Four Pillars:
Prayer, Study, Community, Preaching
Dominican Family:
Friars (1st Order)
Cloistered Nuns (2nd Order)
Laity (3rd Order)
Dominican Secular Institutes
Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic (3rd Order)
Apostolic Sisters
Colors:
Black and White
(“Black Friars” because of a black cappa)
Image:
Dog with Torch, or just a Torch
Mottos:
Veritas (Truth)
Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare - (To Praise, To Bless, To Preach)
Contemplare et Contemplata Aliis Tradere -(To Contemplate and Share with Others the Fruits of Your Contemplation)
Confraternities:
Angelic Warfare Confraternity
Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary (Visit their website here)
Holy Name Society
Marian Aspects:
Rosary, Scapular, Visions, Our Lady of Pompeii
Saints:
103 canonized, 374 beatified
Dominicans number around 6000 Friars worldwide
Categories of Saintly and Influential Dominicans
Patrons of the Order:
Our Lady,
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Cecilia
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Preachers:
St. Dominic
St. Hyacinth
St. Vincent Ferrer
Theological:
St. Thomas Aquinas
Canonical:
St. Raymond of Peñafort
(Read pdf bio here)
Science:
St. Albert the Great
Art:
Bl. Fra Angelico
Charity:
St. Martin de Porres
Pro-Life:
Bl. Margaret of Costello
Social Justice:
Francisco de Vitoria
Bartolomé de las Casas
Youth:
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Children:
Bl. Imelda Lambertini
Mystics:
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine de Ricci
Bl. Henry Suso
Meister Eckhart
Johannes Tauler
Rosary Promoter:
Bl. Alan de la Roche
Martyrs:
St. Peter Martyr
St. John of Cologne and Companions
St. Francis de Capillas and Companions
Bl. Sadok and Companions from Sandomierz
Popes:
St. Pius V
Bl. Innocent V
Bl. Benedict XI
Servant of God Pope Benedict XIII
Bishops:
St. Albert
St. Antoninus
Nuns:
Bl. Diana
Bl. Cecilia
St. Margaret of Hungary
St. Agnes of Montepulciano
St. Catherine de Ricci
Bl. Josefina Sauleda D’Andelo
3rd Order (Laity):
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Rose of Lima
St. Louis de Montfort
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Formation:
St. Louis Bertrand
Vocations:
Bl. Jordan of Saxony
Spiritual Directors / Confessors:
St. Antoninus
Bl. Raymond of Capua
Founder of the Angelicum in Rome:
Bl. Hyacinth Marie Cormier
Family:
Bl. Jane of Aza
St. Dominic
Bl. Mannes
Convert to Catholic Faith from Islam:
Bl. Anthony Neyrot
Convert to Catholic Faith from Satanism:
Bl. Bartolo Longo
Dominican Scripture Commentators / Scholars:
St. Albert the Great
St. Thomas Aquinas
Hugh of St. Cher
Cardinal Cajetan
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
Roland de Vaux
Ceslaus Spicq
Jerome Murphy O’Connor
Order of Preachers - Worldwide
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World Map of Dominican Locations
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The official international Web site of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans). The branches of the Dominican family are multiple: brothers, contemplative nuns, congregations of contemplative and apostolic sisters, lay persons in fraternities or secular institutes, secular priests in fraternities. "Each one has its own character, its autonomy. However by taking part in the charism of saint Dominic, they share between them a single vocation to be preachers in the Church.
Masters General
Currently the 88th Master General of the Dominican Order elected in 2019
Father Gérard Timoner O.P. (short Bio here)
List of all 88 Master Generals of the Order (Link)
Martyrology of The Sacred Order of Friars Preachers
Dominicans have traditionally prayed for each deceased Master General on the anniversary of their death.
These were listed in the " Martyrology of The Sacred Order of Friars Preachers"
(Read it here)
Headquarters, Provinces and Fraternities
World Headquarters - Santa Sabina Italy (English Version of site link is Here)
World Provinces
- Europe
- Province of Ireland
- Black Abbey Kilkenny
- Holy Cross Priory Sligo
- Holy Cross Tralee
- Lisbon
- San Clemente, Rome
- St. Abraham’s, Tehran
- St. Aengus Parish, Tallaght
- St. Catherine of Sienna Newry
- St. Dominic’s Tallaght
- St. Dominic’s, Cork
- St. Eustace, Newbridge College
- St. Magdalen’s, Drogheda
- St. Malachy’s Dundalk
- St. Mary’s Cork
- St. Mary’s Galway
- St. Mary’s Tallaght
- St. Saviour’s Dublin
- St. Saviour’s Waterford
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Americas
- Eastern Province of Saint Joseph
- Dominican Friars Foundation Newsletter
- Laity - Eastern Province
- Brief History (Timeline) of the Dominican Family in North America
- Central Province of St. Albert the Great
- Southern Province of St. Martin DePorres
- Western Province of Most Holy Name of Jesus
- Mexico
- Peru
- Columbia
- Equador
- Province Our Lady of the Rosary - China, Japan etc.
- Canada
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Bolivia
- Central America
- Oceania (Australia - New Zealand)
- Asia
- Africa
- Nigeria
- Congo
- African Africa
- West Africa
Other Dominican Order Connections
Dominican Colleges and Universities USA (See List Here)
Dominican Life - Links to Nuns, Sisters and Laity (Go To Dom Life USA)