Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Anglican Order of Preachers, Colegio Jordan de Sajonia, Community of the Lamb, Confraternity of the Rosary, Croatian Dominican Province, Dominicans in Ireland, Dominicans in the United States, Dominicans of the Monastery of the Heart of Jesus - Lockport, Louisiana, Dominican Biblical Institute, Editions du Cerf, Lamberto da Cingoli, Militia of Jesus Christ, Nos attendentes, Osmund Lewry, Religiosam vitam, Society of the Holy Name, The Lives of the Brethren, Thought of Thomas Aquinas, Totum duplex. Excerpt: The Order of Preachers (Latin: ), more commonly known after the 15th century as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by the Spanish priest Saint Dominic de Guzman in France, and approved by Pope Honorius III (1216-27) on 22 December 1216. Membership in the Order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries) affiliated with the Order. Founded to preach the Gospel and to combat heresy, the order is famed for its intellectual tradition, having produced many leading theologians and philosophers. The Dominican Order is headed by the Master of the Order, who is currently Father Bruno Cadore. Members of the order generally carry the letters O.P. standing for Ordinis Praedicatorum, meaning of the Order of Preachers, after their names. In the year 2000, there were 5,171 Dominican friars in solemn vows, 917 student brothers, and 237 novices. By the year 2010 there were 5,906 Dominican friars, including 4,456 priests. A number of other names have been used to refer to both the order and its members. Like his contemporary, Francis of Assisi, Dominic saw the need for a new type of organization, and the quick growth of the Dominicans and Franciscans during their first century of existence confirms that the orders of mendicant...