The Order of Preachers (Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum, hence the abbreviation OP used by members), 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 this "mendicant" order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries, though recently there has been a growing number of Associates, who are unrelated to the tertiaries) affiliated with the order. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the Latin for Order of Preachers? ANS1 Ordo Praedicatorum QSN2 What Pope approved of the Order of Preachers? ANS2 Pope Honorius III QSN3 After the 15th century, what was the Order of Preachers known as? ANS3 the Dominican Order QSN4 What religion does the Dominican Order belong to? ANS4 Roman Catholic QSN5 What Spanish Priest founded the Order of Preachers? ANS5 Saint Dominic de Guzman