The Anglican Order of Preachers is an

Anglican religious order Anglican religious orders are communities of men or women (or in some cases mixed communities of both men and women) in the Anglican Communion who live under a common rule of life. The members of religious orders take vows which often include t ...

sometimes loosely referred to as " Dominicans". The order was founded in the United States during the late 1990s by Episcopal priest

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Dr. Jeffery Mackey but traces its spiritual heritage back to

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priest Saint

Dominic de Guzmán Saint Dominic ( es, Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilian Catholic priest, mystic, the founder of the Dominican Order and is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientis ...

in the 13th century. The religious community does not have any official ties to the Roman Catholic

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and Mysticism, mystic Saint ...

founded by Saint Dominic and approved by

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in 1216. The group is a recognized "Christian community" in the

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. This Christian community can be found across the worldwide

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and includes men and women (married, celibate, ordained, and lay) modeled along a third order rule. Members of the order must be baptized, confirmed, and in communion with the

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; however, oblates and associates may affiliate with the order and belong to any Christian body of the faithful. The

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s and sisters live under a common rule of life and vows of simplicity, purity, and obedience. The spirituality of the order rests upon four pillars: prayer, community, study, and preaching. The order seeks to capture the spirit of St. Dominic's original 13th-century preaching movement within the varied contemporary settings of its members. The order is a diasporic community spread throughout the world and does not currently own any property. Members are organized within "houses" based on geographic regions and are led by priors. Friars and sisters of the Order gather once a year for chapter to celebrate the Feast of Saint Dominic and regularly at mid-year house meetings. Those living in closer proximity often gather more frequently for fellowship and shared mission.

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