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

Franciscans of Montpellier

FRANCESCANE DI MONTPELLIER

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Also known as: Sisters of St-Chinian; Italian: Suore di St-Chinian

FRANCISCANS OF MONTPELLIER. - Congregation founded in 1861 by Mother François du St-Esprit (1821-82) with the help of Msgr. Thibaut, bishop of Montpellier.The sisters devote themselves to teaching, and, from the old castle near Montpellier, which had been their mother house since 1895, they were also called Sisters of St-Chinian. They soon opened schools elsewhere as well. Since 1914 they have had houses in Spain. At present there are 19 houses with 161 sisters.

Bibliography

BIBL.: P. Norbert, Les religieuses franciscaines, Paris 1897, pp. 412-21.

Cesario van Hulst

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By Cesario van Hulst

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 1574.

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van, Hulst Cesario. “Francescane di Montpellier.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 1574. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/francescane-di-montpellier.

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van, Hulst Cesario. “Francescane di Montpellier.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1574. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/francescane-di-montpellier.

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  author    = {van, Hulst Cesario},
  title     = {Francescane di Montpellier},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1574},
  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/francescane-di-montpellier}
}

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