Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Religious orders Women's orders and congregations

Faithful Companions of Jesus

FEDELI COMPAGNE DI GESÙ

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Also known as: French: Fidèles Compagnes de Jésus

FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS. - Religious congregation founded in Amiens in 1820 by Marie Madeleine Victoire de Bengy, viscountess of Bonnault d'Houet, and approved by Leo XII in 1826. The sisters, dedicated to teaching in schools and boarding houses, are spread throughout almost every part of the world, numbering more than 1,500 with 45 houses, divided into 5 religious provinces.

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BIBL.: A. Raimbert, Guide de vocation religieuse, II, Paris 1924, p. 344; Le Canada ecclésiastique, Montréal 1949, p. 931.

Silverio Mattei

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), coll. 1109–1110.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Fedeli Compagne di Gesù.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, coll. 1109–1110. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/fedeli-compagne-di-gesu.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Fedeli Compagne di Gesù.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1109–1110. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/fedeli-compagne-di-gesu.

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@incollection{ec5_fedeli_compagne_di_gesu,
  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Fedeli Compagne di Gesù},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1109--1110},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/fedeli-compagne-di-gesu}
}

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