Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
SOCIETÀ DI MARIA RIPARATRICE. - Religious institute founded in Paris in 1855 by the Servant of God Maria di Gesù (Emilia d'Oultremont) under the guidance of the Jesuit Fr. Adolfo Petit.
(courtesy of Fr. C. M. Bertola) SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARISTI) - Portrait of the founder, Fr. Jean-Claude Colin (1790-1875).On June 24, 1864, the decree of praise was granted, and on March 10, 1873, the decree of approval of the Institute and of the Constitutions. The purpose of the Society is reparation: to make reparation in souls and for souls who offend the Lord. The religious unite active life with contemplative life, and the Blessed Sacrament is exposed during the day in their chapels. In missionary territories they also have elementary schools, orphanages, dispensaries, etc. In Estebbe (Uganda) they are dedicated to the formation of indigenous sisters and have established the Congregation of the African Sisters of Mary Reparatrix, canonically erected in 1948. Currently the Society is present in many countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America with over 2,500 sisters in 80 houses.
BIBL.: V. DELAPORTE, VICTOR, La Société de Marie Réparatrice, Parigi 1901; S. Rit. Congr., Inquisitio Sect. Historicae in Causa S. D. Mariae a Jesu d'Oultremont, Città del Vaticano 1940. Silverio Mattei
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“SOCIETÀ DI MARIA RIPARATRICE.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), p. 523. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/societa-di-maria-riparatrice.
