Page "Dominican Order" Paragraph 69

Histories of the Holy Rosary often attribute its origin to Saint Dominic himself through the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Our Lady of the Rosary is the title received by the Marian apparition to Saint Dominic in 1208 in the church of Prouille in which the Virgin Mary gave the Rosary to him.

For centuries, Dominicans have been instrumental in spreading the rosary and emphasizing the Catholic belief in the power of the rosary.