Nuns of the Order Of Preachers

The nuns of the order of preachers came into being when our holy Father Dominic gathered women converts to the catholic faith in the monastery of Blessed Mary of Prouille. These women, free for God alone, he associated with his holy preaching by their prayer and penance.

"Dominic...believed unquestioningly in the value of prayers of intercession for the success of the apostle work. Only in Heaven will we understand how much the prayer of cloistered religious effectively accompanies apostolic action!"

~ Pope Benedict XVI
General Audience on St. Dominic
February 3, 2010