Charities & Confraternities
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Aa (Aa.)
A - A secret Catholic society for the formation of young lay students and clerics. The true name of this society is not known; it is known… -
Abandoned Childhood (INFANZIA ABBANDONATA)
ABANDONED CHILDHOOD. - I. a. is synonymous with infancy in a state of abandonment (from the Old French abandon, at the mercy and discretion… -
Ad Lucem (Association of Catholic and Missionary Lay University Students) (AD LUCEM (ASSOCIATION DES LAÏQUES UNIVERSITAIRE CATHOLÈQUES ET MISSIONNAIRES))
AD LUCEM (Association of Catholic and Missionary Lay University Students). - It was founded in Lille in 1931 among the students of the… -
Agony, Archconfraternity of the (AGONIA, ARCICONFRATERNITA DELL')
AGONY, Archconfraternity of the. - The work of the "Holy Agony of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Garden of Olives" was instituted in the… -
Annales De L'Association De La Propagation De La Foi
ANNALES DE L'ASSOCIATION DE LA PROPAGATION DE LA FOI. - Official organ of this Association, which later became the Pontifical Society of… -
Annunziata, Confraternity of the (ANNUNZIATA, CONFRATERNITA DELLA)
ANNUNZIATA, Confraternity of the. - It was founded at S. Maria sopra Minerva in Rome by Cardinal Torquemada in 1460, to provide dowries for… -
Anti-Slavery, Italian Society (ANTISCHIAVISTA, SOCIETÀ ITALIANA)
ANTI-SLAVERY, ITALIAN SOCIETY. - The founding of antislavery societies in Europe is connected with the antislavery movement and with the… -
Apostleship of Prayer (APOSTOLATO DELLA PREGHIERA)
APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER. - A religious association in which the faithful participate in the establishment of the reign of the Sacred Heart… -
Apostleship of the Sea (APOSTOLATO DEL MARE)
APOSTOLATE OF THE SEA. - A complex of Catholic initiatives for the religious, moral and social assistance of seafarers throughout the… -
Apostolic Union (UNIONE APOSTOLICA)
APOSTOLIC UNION. - A priestly association, founded under the title "A. U. of the diocesan priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" in France… -
Basilian (BASILIADE)
BASILIAN. - A hospital-city founded by St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea, a short distance from the walls of that city. Surrounded by a vast… -
Bianchi, Confraternity of (BIANCHI, CONFRATERNITA DEI)
BIANCHI, Confraternity of. - Penitents, dressed in white, widespread in Italy in the last years of the 14th century. In Chieri, as the… -
Bizzochi and Bizzoches (BIZZOCHI E BIZZOCHE)
BIZZOCHI AND BIZZOCHES. - Men and women (also called Bizzoco, Bizzochero, Bizzocaro, Pinzocaro) who in the 13th and 14th centuries led a… -
Boys' Town (Village, Republic, Community) of the (RAGAZZI, CITTÀ (VILLAGGIO, REPUBBLICA, COMUNITÀ) DEI)
CITY (VILLAGE, REPUBLIC, COMMUNITY) OF BOYS. - An institution of education or re-education for the moral and professional formation of… -
Catholic Evidence Guild
CATHOLIC EVIDENCE GUILD. - An apostolate movement for the conversion of England, supported by laypeople of both sexes, who, after duly… -
Catholic Friendship (AMICIZIA CATTOLICA)
CATHOLIC FRIENDSHIP. The plan for this society was presented at the meeting of the A. C. held in Turin on 3 March 1817 by Cavaliere Luigi… -
Catholic Union for Social Studies in Italy (UNIONE CATTOLICA PER GLI STUDI SOCIALI IN ITALIA)
CATHOLIC UNION FOR SOCIAL STUDIES IN ITALY. - An association among Italian Catholics to promote social studies inspired by Catholic… -
Christian Friendship (AMICIZIA CRISTIANA)
CHRISTIAN FRIENDSHIP. - A secret Catholic society for the diffusion of good literature, founded in Turin by Father Niccolò von Diessbach… -
Company of Charity (COMPAGNIA DELLA CARITÀ)
COMPANIONSHIP OF CHARITY. - Founded in Rome on 1 January 1519 by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, into which cardinals, prelates of the Curia,… -
Company of Divine Love (COMPAGNIA DEL DIVINO AMORE)
COMPANIONSHIP OF THE DIVINE LOVE. - Although the Compagnie del Divino Amore were generally confraternities, they must nonetheless be kept… -
Company of Saint Paul (COMPAGNIA DI SAN PAOLO)
COMPANY OF SAINT PAUL. - A pious institution, also called the Compagnia della fede cattolica, founded in Turin on 25 January 1563 for the… -
Confraternity (CONFRATERNITA)
CONFRATERNITY. - An ecclesiastical corporation, composed of faithful who are predominantly laypeople, canonically erected and governed by a… -
Deaconess (DIACONESSA)
DEACONESS. - The deaconesses were Christian widows, to whom in the early Church liturgical and charitable duties were entrusted. Already… -
Diaconia
DIACONIA. - A charitable assistance institution, very well known in the East and West from the 4th to the 9th century; in Rome the churches… -
Dying, Associations and Confraternities of the (AGONIZZANTI, ASSOCIAZIONI E CONFRATERNITE DEGLI)
DYING, Associations and Confraternities of the. - The Church's solicitude for the dying, besides the special prayers with which it… -
Epworth League
EPWORTH LEAGUE. - So called from the small town of Epworth, where the two Wesley brothers, founders of the Methodist Church, were born, it… -
Eucharistic Crusade (CROCIATA EUCARISTICA)
EUCHARISTIC CRUSADE. - A religious association, arisen and promoted by the Apostleship of Prayer, of which it is a section. Sketched by Fr.… -
Federation Of Associations Of The Clergy In Italy (F.A.C.I.) (FEDERAZIONE TRA LE ASSOCIAZIONI DEL CLERO IN ITALIA (F.A.C.I.))
FEDERATION AMONG THE ASSOCIATIONS OF THE CLERGY IN ITALY (F.A.C.I.) - Attempted in various forms since the beginning of this century… -
Foundlings (ESPOSTI)
FOUNDLINGS. - They are the children of an unknown father and of a mother who does not consent to being named, entrusted to the care of the… -
Gonfalon, Archconfraternity of the (GONFALONE, ARCICONFRATERNITA DEL)
GONFALON, Archconfraternity of the. - This name was assumed in the 14th century by the oldest Roman Confraternity, that of the… -
Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart (GUARDIA D'ONORE DEL SACRO CUORE)
GUARD OF HONOR OF THE SACRED HEART. - An association of the faithful who set out to render a particular cult of glory, love and reparation… -
Hospitality (OSPITALITÀ)
HOSPITALITY. - From hospes (whence hospitium, hospitalis, hospitalitas), it is the act of welcoming a stranger into one's home. I.… -
Hospitals (Hospitium, Hospitale) (OSPEDALI (HOSPITIUM, HOSPITALE))
HOSPITALS (Hospitium, Hospitale). - This name is given to those special charitable institutions destined for the care and shelter of the… -
International Catholic Union for Social Service (UNIONE CATTOLICA INTERNAZIONALE DI SERVIZIO SOCIALE)
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC UNION OF SOCIAL SERVICE. - An association among Catholics to study, promote and represent on the international plane… -
International Union for the Protection of Public Morality (I.U.P.M.) (UNIONE INTERNAZIONALE PER LA PROTEZIONE DELLA PUBBLICA MORALITÀ (U.I.M.P.))
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC MORALITY (I.U.P.M.). - A non-denominational and apolitical organization, which aims to… -
Italic Gens (ITALICA GENS)
ITALIC GENS. - Federation of the Italian clergy for the assistance of national communities residing in transoceanic countries, founded in… -
Knights of Columbus (CAVALIERI DI COLOMBO)
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. - An association of apostolate, assistance and mutual aid among Catholic men of North America, Canada and the rest of… -
Ladies of Charity (DAME DELLA CARITÀ)
LADIES OF CHARITY. - A charitable association, founded by St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) at Châtillon-les-Dombes (Bresse) in August 1617.… -
Lazzaretto (Hospital) (LAZZARETTO (OSPEDALE))
LAZZARETTO (HOSPITAL). - With the spread of plagues, in the second half of the 14th century, people began to isolate those sick with… -
Marian Congregation (CONGREGAZIONE MARIANA)
MARIAN CONGREGATION. - A religious association, established and promoted by the Society of Jesus, whose purpose is to form chosen… -
Milizia dell'Immacolata
MILIZIA DELL'IMMACOLATA. - An association of prayer and Catholic-Marian apostolate, under the ideal of the Immaculate Conception, founded… -
Miraculous Medal (MEDAGLIA MIRACOLOSA)
MIRACULOUS MEDAL. - It originates from an apparition of the Virgin Mary (27 Nov. 1830) to St. Catherine Labouré (v.), a Daughter of… -
Monti di Pietà
MONTI DI PIETÀ. - Institutions whose purpose is to lend sums of money against pledges, with a minimal payment for expenses, so as to combat… -
National Catholic Welfare Conference
NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE. - It was established in 1919 after the First World War and is an organization of the members of the… -
National Work for Religious and Moral Assistance to Workers (O.N.A.R.M.O.) (OPERA NAZIONALE ASSISTENZA RELIGIOSA MORALE OPERAI (O.N.A.R.M.O.))
NATIONAL WORK OF RELIGIOUS AND MORAL ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS (NATIONAL WORK FOR RELIGIOUS AND MORAL ASSISTANCE TO WORKERS). - It is a work… -
Orphanage (ORFANOTROFIO)
ORPHANAGE. - An institution of charity and welfare, created for the care and education of poor orphans. Paganism had taken little care of… -
Pax Romana
PAX ROMANA. - It is a work of apostolate conceived on the international plane; it seeks to bring about, amid a bewildered world, the union… -
Pious Union of Saint Paul the Apostle (UNIONE DI SAN PAOLO APOSTOLO, PIA)
PIOUS UNION OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE. - A meritorious association founded in Rome in 1790 and canonically erected in 1797 in the… -
Piusverein
PIUSVEREIN. - Association founded in Mainz in 1848 by A. F. Lenning, canon of the Cathedral, and by G. Riffel in order to organize the… -
Priestly Friendship (AMICIZIA SACERDOTALE)
PRIESTLY FRIENDSHIP. - Secret society for the formation of the young clergy. In documents it is indicated by the abbreviation A. S. It was… -
Protection of Young Women, International Catholic Association of Works for the (PROTEZIONE DELLA GIOVANE, ASSOCIAZIONE CATTOLICA INTERNAZIONALE DELLE OPERE per la)
PROTECTION OF YOUNG WOMEN, INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF WORKS FOR THE. - The Association carries out a work not of redemption but… -
Salvation Army (ESERCITO DELLA SALVEZZA (SALVATION ARMY))
SALVATION ARMY. - An organization of a military type, ordered for religious and social purposes. It was founded in 1878 by William Booth… -
Universal Priestly Alliance of the Friends of the Sacred Heart (ALLEANZA SACERDOTALE UNIVERSALE DEGLI AMICI DEL SACRO CUORE)
UNIVERSAL PRIESTLY ALLIANCE OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SACRED HEART. - An association owing to the inspiration of Mother Louise-Margaret Claret… -
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) (YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.W.C.A.))
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YWCA). - Women's branch of the Young Men's Christian Association (v.). The two associations have the…