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Shield of the Order with Dominican Cross. The Third Order of Saint Dominic (Latin: Tertius Ordo Praedicatorum; abbreviated TOP), also referred to as the Lay Fraternities of Saint Dominic or Lay Dominicans since 1972, is a Catholic third order which is part of the Dominican Order.
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.
Dominican University of California in San Rafael, California (since 1890) Corpus Christi Monastery in New York City (since 1891) Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois (since 1901) Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. (since 1905) Saint Agnes Academy in Houston (since 1906) Blessed Sacrament Church in Seattle (since 1908)
Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), as a Dominican tertiary, lived outside religious institutions, and had a diplomatic career. The term third order signifies, in general, lay members of Christian religious orders, who do not necessarily live in a religious community such as a monastery or a nunnery, and yet can claim to wear the religious habit and participate in the good works of a great order ...
Dominic de Guzmán, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, founded the Dominican Order which was approved by Pope Innocent III in 1215. This list of saints and beati of the Dominican Order is alphabetical. It includes Dominican saints from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Dominican tertiaries (1 C, 17 P) L. Lay Dominicans (92 P) Pages in category "Third Order of Saint Dominic" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The following friars belonging to the order have been proclaimed saints throughout history (for women and Third Order saints see List of Dominican saints and beatified): Dominic de Guzman (1170–1221), portrayed in the Perugia Altarpiece by Fra Angelico. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia.
A religious order is characterized by an authority structure where a superior general has jurisdiction over the order's dependent communities. An exception is the Order of Saint Benedict which is not a religious order in this technical sense, because it has a system of independent houses, meaning that each abbey is autonomous. However, the ...