A-Z: General definitions: Dominican

Definition

Religious order founded by St Dominic (d. 1222), primarily as a preaching order to combat heresy. The Black Friars landed in England in 1221. They rejected the ownership of property and committed themselves to carrying the spiritual life out to lay people in the everyday world, through preaching and service. Very influential in the universities.

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