A Joyful Spectrum of Service: The Order of Preachers in New York

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-42
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Order Of Preachers

A Joyful Spectrum of Service

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-42
Author(s):  
James T. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Social Services ◽  
York City ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Education ◽  
Foreign Missions ◽  
Order Of Preachers ◽  
Lay Members ◽  
Parish Work

In 1853 a small group of nuns arrived on the waterfront of New York City commencing the service of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) to New York City and its environs. In time the Dominicans served in health care, education, parish work, and a myriad of social services. The evolution of the Order of Preachers in New York eventually included friars, nuns, sisters, and lay members—a singular distinction. The Dominican roots in New York spread to other parts of the United States and to various foreign missions.

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