They were founded by Saint Dominic de Guzman during the early 13th century in France. The order has 14 canonised saints and 215 people who are beatified. Their charism is to study and preach with the intention to save souls. Their martyrs also count in the ten of thousands, including the Martyrs of Nagasaki and the Martyrs of Vietnam. Famous saints include, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Martin de Porres, Pope Saint Pius V, Saint Vincent Ferrar, Saint Hyacinth, Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Albert the Great, Saint Louis Bertrand, Saint Catherine de Ricci, Saint Hyacinth, Saint Margaret of Hungary, Saint Peter Martyr and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
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| Image: Allegory of the Virgin Patroness of the Dominicans by Miguel Cabrera |
