. The age of Hildebrand. nby Innocent III., whom thousands flocked to hear,and who was especially successful in reclaiming dis-solute women, for whom the convent of St. Antoinewas founded at Paris. Duran de Huesca, the Catalan,was one of the leaders of the Waldensians in him originated the idea, afterwards developedby the Franciscans and Dominicans, of an order de-voted to preaching and missionary work. His planwas submitted to Innocent III. and approved. Itembraced strict chastity of life, absolute poverty,numerous fasts, prayer seven times daily, and a habitof white or gray with
. The age of Hildebrand. nby Innocent III., whom thousands flocked to hear,and who was especially successful in reclaiming dis-solute women, for whom the convent of St. Antoinewas founded at Paris. Duran de Huesca, the Catalan,was one of the leaders of the Waldensians in him originated the idea, afterwards developedby the Franciscans and Dominicans, of an order de-voted to preaching and missionary work. His planwas submitted to Innocent III. and approved. Itembraced strict chastity of life, absolute poverty,numerous fasts, prayer seven times daily, and a habitof white or gray with sandals. The learned were todevote themselves to preaching and reclaiming here-tics. The care of the poor was to be the special dutyof the order. This community, known as the Pau-peres Catholici, had established, by the year 1209,communities in Aragon, Narbonne, Beziers, Usez,Carcassonne, and Nismes. They disappeared in theAlbigensian crusade, and were not heard of after1212. CHAPTER XXXV. THE DOMINICANS AND HE Archbishop of Toulouse brought withhim to the great Lateran council in 1215a Spaniard named DomingojlgGuzman,who desired permission to found a neworder. He was a native of Calaruega,in Old Castile, and had been trained in the Universityof Palencia. He labored for a long time in Langue-doc, where he show^ed that he could learn even fromheretics, since he adopted a measure which theyfound very eflfective in disseminating their views—the foundation of institutions for the gratuitous edu-cation of young girls of gentle blood. The establish-ment of Prouille became a large and w^ealthy convent,which boasted of being the germ of the Dominicanorder. Disappearing for eight years, he came into viewagain after the battle of Muret had destroyed thehopes of Raymond of Toulouse. In 1214 he wasforty-four years of age, earnest, resolute, zealous,kindly, winning in manners, and given to the practiceof severe austerities. In this year, Pierre Cella, arich Toulousan, resolv
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