Dominicans Sent to Morocco: Faith Spreads West
Pope Honorius III issued the bull Vineae Domini custodes, formally authorizing Dominican friars to carry their missionary work to Morocco. The papal endorsement sent trained preachers into Muslim-ruled North Africa, expanding the reach of the young Dominican order and establishing a pattern of mendicant missions that would extend Christian evangelization across the medieval world.
June 10, 1225
801 years ago
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