Dominican Order
The Dominican Order is a Catholic order of preachers, founded in 1216 to oppose heresy and preach the Gospel.[1]
History
In 1246, after having a dream about white birds flying over the site, Venetian Doge Jacopo Tiepolo donated a plot of land to the Dominicans. It would later be the site for the church of San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest in Venice.[2]
In 1491, Dominican friar and Master Templar Tomás de Torquemada became the first Inquisitor General of Spain, presiding over the execution of many he deemed heretics, including the Assassins.[3][4][5] Many Dominicans allied with the Templars during the Inquisition, knowingly or not. Two examples were Torquemada's trusted lieutenant Ojeda was known to visit a Murcian Chapter house to conduct business,[6] and a group of Dominican monks loyal to Inquisitor Gustavo Ramírez guarded the second piece of the Shattered Staff of Eden at the Monastery of St. Lucia for him.[7]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
- Assassin's Creed (film)
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
References
- ↑
Dominican Order on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santi Giovanni e Paolo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
- ↑ Assassin's Creed (film)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Chapter House
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Monastery of St. Lucia