Dominican Order

Summary

Dominican Order is a mendicant order^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of mendicant_order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dominican Order's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].
• Dominican Order is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Dominican Order's instance of is recorded as mendicant order^[5].
• Dominican Order's instance of is recorded as first order^[6].
• Dominican Order's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• Dominican Order's founder is recorded as Saint Dominic^[8].
• Dominican Order's headquarters location is recorded as Basilica of Saint Sabina^[9].
• Dominican Order's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of the Dominican Order (I)^[10].
• Dominican Order took place at Rome^[11].
• Dominican Order's child organization or unit is recorded as Nuns of the Order of Preachers^[12].
• Dominican Order is part of Dominican Family^[13].
• Dominican Order's Commons category is recorded as Dominican Order^[14].
• Dominican Order comprises dominican friar^[15].
• Dominican Order comprises Province of Hispania of the Order of Preachers^[16].
• Dominican Order comprises Polish Dominican Province^[17].
• Dominican Order comprises Czech dominican province^[18].
• Dominican Order comprises Dominican Province of Slovakia^[19].
• Dominican Order comprises Croatian Dominican Province^[20].
• Dominican Order comprises Dominican Province of Our Lady of the Rosary^[21].
• Dominican Order comprises Swiss Dominican Province^[22].
• Dominican Order comprises province dominicaine de France^[23].
• Dominican Order comprises province dominicaine de Toulouse^[24].
• 1215 marks the founding of Dominican Order^[25].
• December 22, 1216 marks the founding of Dominican Order^[26].
• Dominican Order's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vatican City^[27].

Body

Founding

Dominican Order's founder is recorded as Saint Dominic^[8]. Recorded inception include 1215^[25] and December 22, 1216^[26].

Identity

Dominican Order is part of Dominican Family^[13]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'O.P.'}^[28].

Operations

Dominican Order's headquarters location is recorded as Basilica of Saint Sabina^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Vatican City^[27]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Nuns of the Order of Preachers^[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Dominican Order include Blackfriars Bridge^[29], a steel bridge^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1869^[32]; Jacobin^[33], a pigeon breed^[34]; Paulinerkirche^[35], an abbey church^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1231^[38]; rue Saint-Dominique^[39], a street^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1701^[42]; and Dominicans Island^[43], an island^[44], in Germany^[45].

Why It Matters

Dominican Order ranks in the top 6% of mendicant_order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 170 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Blackfriars Bridge^[29], a steel bridge^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1869^[32]; Jacobin^[33], a pigeon breed^[34]; Paulinerkirche^[35], an abbey church^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1231^[38]; rue Saint-Dominique^[39], a street^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1701^[42]; and Dominicans Island^[43], an island^[44], in Germany^[45].