Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Religious orders Women's orders and congregations

Auxiliatrices of the Souls in Purgatory

AUSILIATRICI DELLE ANIME PURGANTI

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Also known as: French: Auxiliatrices des Âmes du Purgatoire

AUXILIATRICES OF THE SOULS IN PURGATORY. - Congregation founded in Paris by Mother Mary of Providence (Eugénie Smet) at the encouragement of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, in 1856. The purpose of the Institute is the liberation of the souls in purgatory through the spiritual and corporal works of mercy: assistance to the poor sick in their homes, religious instruction of children and adults, oratories, spiritual exercises, etc. Its missions in China are flourishing. Approved in 1869, the Congregation today has 6 provinces and 61 houses in Europe, America, China and Japan, with about 1,500 religious.

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BIBL.: A. Hamon, Les A. des âmes du purgatoire, 2 vols., Paris 1905-21; G. Bernoville, Les Auxiliatrices des âmes du purgatoire, ibid. n.d. (Les Grands Ordres religieux).

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 416.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Ausiliatrici delle Anime Purganti.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 416. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/ausiliatrici-delle-anime-purganti.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Ausiliatrici delle Anime Purganti.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 416. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ausiliatrici-delle-anime-purganti.

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  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Ausiliatrici delle Anime Purganti},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {416},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ausiliatrici-delle-anime-purganti}
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