A mendicant order founded by St Dominic (d. 1221) and recognised by the papacy in 1216. The Dominicans followed the Rule of St Augustine and, like the Franciscans, observed corporate as well as individual poverty. Scholarship was integral to the Dominican way of life and members were given a theological training to equip them to combat heresy. The Dominicans played a leading role in the universities; notable members include Thomas Aquinas.
There were five Dominican houses in Wales. They were visited by the Oxford division of the Order which was also responsible for the Dominican houses in the English Midlands and the West.
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