St. Dominic de Guzman - Dominican Order (Fill in the Blank)

Set of 30 fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering key facts about St. Dominic and the Dominican Order.

Dominic de Guzman was born in __ (1170).

Caleruega, Spain

He studied theology at the University of __.

Palencia

Dominic died on __ in Bologna, Romagna.

August 6, 1221

Dominic was canonized on __.

July 3, 1234

St. Dominic's feast day is __.

August 8

Dominic founded the Order of Friars Preachers, also called the __.

Dominicans

The Dominicans are a mendicant order with a universal mission of __.

preaching

Dominic's father was lord of the manor in the village; his mother was from the local __.

nobility

He joined the canons regular of __ about 1196.

Osma

The Albigensian heresy is also called the __.

Cathari

The 'perfect' led a life of great __.

austerity

The preachers must tramp the roads barefoot and in __.

poverty

A convent of nuns at __ was established in 1206.

Prouille

In 1208 the papal legate Peter de Castelnau was __.

murdered

The leader on the papal side was __.

Simon de Montfort

Raymond VI, the Albigensian leader, was count of __.

Toulouse

Dominic's work continued and six others joined him; they were welcomed by the bishop __.

Foulques

In 1215 Dominic and his companions were established as __.

diocesan preachers

The capitulum fundationis occurred in the summer of __.

1216

Dominic received formal sanction on December 22, __.

1216

The Dominican, byname Black Friar, is the Order of Preachers (O.P.), founded by St. Dominic in __.

1215

From the beginning the order has been a synthesis of the __ life and the active ministry.

contemplative

The individual belonged to the order, not to any one house; it was an army of priests organized in __ under a master general.

provinces

In 1215 the rule of __ was adopted.

St. Augustine

As early as 1218, Dominic sent seven followers to the University of __.

Paris

Within 40 years, talented members were concentrated in the schools at Paris, Bologna, Cologne, and __.

Oxford

The system of St. Thomas Aquinas was adopted as official in __.

1278

Some Dominican doctors include St. Albertus Magnus, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Catherine of __.

Siena

The Maryknoll Sisters are devoted to work in foreign __ missions.

missions

In 1191 he became a canon in the Chapter of __.

Osma