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. It was approved by Pope Honorius III via the papal bull Religiosam vitam on 22 December 1216. Members of the order, who are referred to as Dominicans, generally display the letters OP after their names, standing for Ordinis Praedicatorum, meaning 'of the Order of Preachers'. Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries). More recently, there have been a growing number of associates of the religious sisters who are unrelated to the tertiaries.

Founded to preach the gospel and to oppose heresy, the teaching activity of the order and its scholastic organisation placed it at the forefront of the intellectual life of the Middle Ages. The order is famed for its intellectual tradition and for having produced many leading theologians and philosophers. In 2018, there were 5,747 Dominican friars, including 4,299 priests. The order is headed by the master of the order who, as of 2022, is Gerard Timoner III. Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Siena are the co-patronesses of the order.

Keywords

• Latin: Ordo Fratrum Prædicatorum
• Français: L’ordre des Prêcheurs, Frères Prêcheurs, OP
• English: Dominican Order, Order of Preachers, Black Friars, OP
• Español: Orden de Predicadores, Orden Dominicana
• Italiano: Ordine dei frati Predicatori, Domenicani
• Polski: Dominikanie

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• Abbreviation OP
• Formation
• 1206 (for women)
• 1215 (for men)
• December 22, 1216 (of pontifical right)
• Founder Dominic de Guzmán
• Founded at
• Prouille, France (for women)
• Toulouse, France (for men)
• Headquarters Convento Santa Sabina, Piazza Pietro d'Illiria 1, Rome, Italy
• Membership (2020) 5,545 members (includes 4,147 priests)

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Saint Dominic, portrayed in the Perugia Altarpiece by Fra Angelico, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia.

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Introduction

L’ordre des Prêcheurs ou des Frères Prêcheurs (OP — Ordo Fratrum Prædicatorum en latin), plus connu sous le nom d’ordre dominicain, est un ordre catholique né sous l’impulsion de saint Dominique en 1215. Il appartient, comme l'ordre des Frères mineurs ou franciscains, à la catégorie des ordres mendiants.

Frères prêcheurs : les premières approbations pontificales de l'ordre fondé par saint Dominique parlent de l'ordre 'des frères prêcheurs' (ordo fratrum praedicatorum). Dominicains : après la canonisation du fondateur, saint Dominique, en 1234, les frères furent parfois désignés du nom de 'dominicains', appellation devenue courante après le XVIIIe siècle1.

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Keywords

• Latin: Ordo Fratrum Prædicatorum
• Français: L’ordre des Prêcheurs, Frères Prêcheurs, OP
• English: Dominican Order, Order of Preachers, Black Friars
• Español: Orden de Predicadores, Orden Dominicana
• Italiano: Ordine dei frati Predicatori, Domenicani
• Polski: Dominikanie