Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XI, 1953 Religious orders

Society of Saint Columban for the Chinese Missions

SOCIETÀ DI SAN COLOMBANO PER LE MISSIONI CINESI

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Also known as: Columbans, Columban Fathers, Missionary Society of St. Columban

SOCIETY OF SAINT COLUMBAN FOR THE CHINESE MISSIONS. - It was founded by the Rev. Edward Galvin and by Fr. Blowick in 1918 at Dalgan Park (Ireland).

Its purpose is to send missionaries to China. The Constitutions were approved provisionally on 15 June 1925 by Propaganda and definitively on 14 March 1932. The Society has missions in China, Korea, Japan, and the Philippine Islands. Its members number more than 750.

Bibliography

BIBL.: St. Columban's 30 Years ago, in The Far East, 1950, Jan. p. 17, Feb. p. 17, March p. 17, Apr. p. 17, May p. 20.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), p. 523.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Società di San Colombano Per Le Missioni Cinesi.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, p. 523. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/societa-di-san-colombano-per-le-missioni-cinesi.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Società di San Colombano Per Le Missioni Cinesi.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, p. 523. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/societa-di-san-colombano-per-le-missioni-cinesi.

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  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Società di San Colombano Per Le Missioni Cinesi},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XI},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/societa-di-san-colombano-per-le-missioni-cinesi}
}

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