s cience ' ▁began ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁fl our ish ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁such ▁men ▁as ▁Robert ▁Gros set este ▁and ▁Roger ▁Ba con . ▁ ▁Notable ▁authors ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Saint ▁Domin ic ▁ ▁Robert ▁Gros set este ▁ ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁ ▁Alexander ▁of ▁H ales ▁ ▁Me ch th ild ▁of ▁Mag de burg ▁ ▁Roger ▁Ba con ▁ ▁Bon av ent ure ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁ ▁Ang ela ▁of ▁Fol ign o ▁ ▁Western ▁religious ▁orders ▁The ▁mon astic ▁orders , ▁especially ▁the ▁Bened ict ines , ▁C ister ci ans , ▁and ▁Prem on str at ens ians , ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁The ▁M end ic ant ▁Or ders , ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁pover ty , ▁pre aching ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁past oral ▁min istry , ▁were ▁founded ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁four ▁M end ic ant ▁Or ders ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Second ▁Council ▁of ▁Lyon ▁are : ▁ ▁The ▁Order ▁of ▁Pre ach ers ▁( D omin icans ), ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 5 ▁by ▁St . ▁Domin ic ▁de ▁Gu z man . ▁ ▁The ▁Fri ars ▁Minor ▁( Fran cis c ans ), ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 9 ▁by ▁St . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi ▁ ▁The ▁Herm its ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine ▁( August ini ans ), ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 6 ▁when ▁different ▁communities ▁that ▁followed