In what year was Veritas established by St. Dominic during the Albigensian heresy in Southern France?

• A. 1492
• B. 1066
• C. 1216
• D. 1290

Answer: (C)

This question tests when the religious community founded by St. Dominic was formally established during his effort to counter the Albigensian heresy in Southern France. Dominic gathered a group of friars in Toulouse around 1215, and they received papal approval in 1216 from Pope Honorius III, which marks the official establishment of the Order of Preachers. That papal confirmation in 1216 is why this year is the correct answer, representing the moment the group was formally recognized as an order, not just when Dominic began preaching. The other years correspond to unrelated events in history: 1492 with Columbus, 1066 with the Norman Conquest, and 1290 in a later medieval context, none of which pertain to the founding of the Dominican Order.