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St. Dominic
St. Dominic St. Dominic, founder of the Dominicans, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order. Many images of St. Dominic show him with a dog carrying a torch in its mouth and a globe, which symbolizes Dominic's universal mission of preaching Christianity and setting the world on fire with his words.

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religious order
Also known as: Black Friar, O.P., Order of Friars Preachers, Order of Preachers(Show More)
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Dominican, member of the Order of Friars Preachers, also called the Order of Preachers (O.P.), one of the four great mendicant orders of the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded by St. Dominic in 1215. Its members include friars, nuns, active religious sisters, and lay Dominicans. From the beginning the order has been a synthesis of the contemplative life and the active ministry. Dominicans live a community life, and a careful balance is maintained between...

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