Dominican Order
Who are the Dominican Sisters?
The Order of Preachers (Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum, postnominal abbreviation OP), also known as the Dominican Order, is a mendicant Catholic religious order founded by the Spanish priest Dominic of Caleruega (also called Dominic de Guzmán) in France, approved by Pope Innocent III via the Papal bull Religiosam vitam on 22 December 1216. Members of the order, who are referred to as Dominicans, generally carry the letters OP after their names, standing for Ordinis Praedicatorum, meaning of the Order of Preachers. Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and affiliated lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as tertiaries, though recently there has been a growing number of associates who are unrelated to the tertiaries)
Founded to preach the Gospel and to oppose... Read More
Founded by Mother Gerine Fabre
We, Dominican Sisters of Catherine of Siena trace the origin of our religious family, to a humble French woman, MOTHER GERINE FABRE a member of the fraternity of Lay Dominican movement. She was born on the 22nd April, 1811 in South of France. She spent her life caring for the helpless, the abandoned, particularly the sick and the poor.
She established a Dominican religious community devoted to the assistance of the sick, opened many schools for the education of the poor, and cared for the spiritual needs of people. She enjoined us her daughters to take St. Catherine of Siena as our spiritual mother and strive to imitate her virtues.
Today, we are spread in different parts of the world. We continue to carry out the mission of preaching Christ through healthcare, e.... Read More
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROTOCOL AND DOCUMENTATION SEMINAR
The two-day seminar for the Prioresses and the Sisters in Charge of the Delegation’s Apostolate...
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SUNSET AT DAWN
Sr. Gloria Ukamaka Okoye, OP, also known as Nne Egwu, passed away on June 24, 2025. She is 43 yea...
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The postulancy of our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Delegation of Nigeria is in Abatete community in Anamb...
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There is a popular saying that: “Some give to the Mission by going, Some go to the Mission by giving, without both, there is no Mission”. Dominicans give to the Mission by going, but they depend on the goodwill of other Christian faithful to make their mission complete and fruitful. This goodwill can be shown through:
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