Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Dominicans , another mendicant order founded during the same period but by St. Dominic in Toulouse and Bologna , were particularly influential in the building of Italy 's Gothic churches .
Simplified: From them came the Dominicans , founded by St. Dominic in Toulouse and Bologna . The Dominicans built a large number of Italy 's Gothic churches .