CHIERICI SCALZI (Passionists) - Retreat of Sts. John and Paul. General house since 10 Dec. 1773: there the founder of the Congregation, St. Paul of the Cross, died on 18 Oct. 1775 - Rome, basilica of Sts. John and Paul.

many writers in the sacred sciences have made the Congregation illustrious. Vast is the apostolate that they exercise especially through sacred missions to the people and spiritual exercises for the clergy in retreats destined for this purpose.

They also have missions among unbelievers and schismatics. To them, in fact, has been entrusted since 1781 the diocese of Nicopolis in northern Bulgaria; the apostolic vicariate of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother in the Marañón (Peru), the diocese of Yüanling (China), the vicariate of Tshumbe (Belgian Congo), and the apostolic prefecture of Dodoma (Tanganyika). Add to these the diocesan missions of Chachapoyas (Peru), of La Paz (Bolivia) and of Bogotá (Colombia).

Among the periodicals directed by them (about thirty), the following are remembered: The Sign (United States), with more than 100,000 subscribers; Kruis en Liefde (Belgium), Golgatha (Holland), The Cross (Ireland), Revue de la Passion (France), El Pasionario, Redención, El Iábaro (Spain), Il Divin Crocifisso, Il Crocifisso, L'eco di s. Gabriele, Il Sacro Costato, L'Addolorata (Italy).

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BIBL.: Vincenzo Maria di S. Paolo, Vita del ven. servo di Dio p. Paolo della Croce, Rome 1786; Amedeo della Madre del Buon Pastore, I Passionisti in Alta Italia, Pianezza 1922; F. Ward, The Passionists, New York 1923; id., Lettere di s. Paolo della Croce, 4 vols., Rome 1924; F. Herbert, The Praechers of the Passion, London 1924; Gaétan du S. Nom de Marie, S. Paul de la Croix et l'Institut des Passionistes, Tirlemont 1933; Pedro Bernal de S. Martín, Album histórico de los Pasionistas, etc., Mexico City 1933.

Mauro dell'Immacolata

CHIERICI SEGRETI DI SUA SANTITÀ:
V. PONTIFICAL FAMILY.

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