Religious Orders
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Abbess (ABBADESSA)
ABBESS. - A word derived from Low Latin abbatissa, in turn formed by analogy from abbas (abbot, father), the title of the Superior placed… -
Abuna
ABUNA. - In Arabic "our father"; thus the Christians of the Arab countries call the priest. In Ethiopia it is the title of the head of the… -
Adoratrices of the Most Precious Blood (ADORATRICI DEL PREZIOSISSIMO SANGUE)
ADORATRICES OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. - Female religious congregation founded at Acuto in 1834 by the venerable Maria De Mattias for the… -
Adorers Of The Cross Of Jesus Sacramented (CROCIFISSE ADORATRICI DI GESÙ SACRAMENTATO)
ADORERS OF THE CROSS OF JESUS SACRAMENTED. - Congregation of sisters founded at S. Giorgio al Cremano (Naples), in 1885, by Sister Maria… -
Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre (ADORATRICI DEL S. CUORE DI GESÙ DI MONTMARTRE)
ADORERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS OF MONTMARTRE. - They were founded by Adèle Garnier at the basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre… -
Aguilar, Diego
AGUILAR, DIEGO. - Augustinian, died in 1620. He pronounced his vows in the convent of Valencia in 1570. In his last years he passed into… -
Aimeric of Piacenza (AIMERICO DI PIACENZA)
AIMERIC OF PIACENZA. - Twelfth master general of the Dominicans. Whether he was a descendant of the Giliani family, as Echard maintains… -
Ambrosian Brothers (FRATELLI AMBROSIANI)
AMBROSIAN BROTHERS. - Monastic congregation which, by a bull of Gregory XI (1375), gathered into a canonical community under the rule of… -
Analecta Ordinis Carmelitarum
ANALECTA ORDINIS CARMELITARUM. - A quarterly review, begun in the year 1919 at the wish of the General Chapter held in Rome in 1918. It… -
Analecta Ordinis Carmelitarum Discalceatorum
ANALECTA ORDINIS CARMELITARUM DISCALCEATORUM. - A quarterly review begun in the year 1926 at the wish of the General Chapter of the Order… -
Analecta Ordinis Praedicatorum
ANALECTA ORDINIS PRAEDICATORUM. - A periodical publication begun in 1893 by decision of the Master General Andrea Frühwirth. Its purpose is… -
Anchorite (ANACORETA)
ANCHORITE. - From the Greek ἀναχωρέω, "to withdraw, to go away," it is an ascetic who lives in isolation, in solitary places. In the… -
Angeline
ANGELINES. - Under this name are commonly designated the Secular Ursulines, who live according to the primitive rule given by St. Angela… -
Angeline Franciscans (FRANCESCANE ANGELINE)
ANGELINE FRANCISCANS. - Religious congregation founded by Sister Chiara Ottavia Ricci (1834-1900) and by Father Innocenzo Gamalero O.F.M.… -
Angélique de Saint Paul (ANGELICHE DI SAN PAOLO)
ANGÉLIQUE DE SAINT PAUL. - A female religious institute, founded in Milan by St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria and by the Countess Ludovica Torelli… -
Annunziata, (Annunciade) Order of the (ANNUNZIATA, (ANNUNCIADE) ORDINE DELLA)
ANNUNZIATA, (Annunciade) Order of the. - This is the common name for the Order of contemplative nuns founded at Bourges by Blessed Joan of… -
Annunziatine Celesti
ANNUNZIATINE CELESTI. - A women's congregation founded in Genoa in 1602 by the feast [of the Annunciation] Vittoria Fornari, who, after her… -
Annunziatine of Lombardy (ANNUNZIATINE DI LOMBARDIA)
ANNUNZIATINE OF LOMBARDY. - A congregation of religious women, also called Sisters of St. Ambrose or of St. Marcellina, which arose in… -
Antonians (ANTONIANI)
ANTONIANS. - They are the disciples of St. Anthony Abbot. In the Vita Antonii written by St. Athanasius, there is mention of a colony of… -
Antonians of Vienna (ANTONIANI DI VIENNE)
ANTONIANS OF VIENNA. - This Order is connected with the epidemics of "holy fire," so frequent in the Middle Ages. The "holy fire" or "St.… -
Archivum Fratrum Praedicatorum
ARCHIVUM FRATRUM PRAEDICATORUM. - Annual review of historical studies, published by the Dominican Historical Institute of St. Sabina in… -
Armenian Antonians (ANTONIANI ARMENI)
ARMENIAN ANTONIANS. - A monastic institute, now extinct, begun in the 18th century by the four Muradian brothers, during the persecution by… -
Augustinian Nuns (AGOSTINIANE, MONACHE)
AUGUSTINIAN NUNS. - They trace their origin to St. Augustine. In the 4th century, there already existed in Africa virgins consecrated to… -
Augustinian Nuns of the Sacred Heart of Mary (AGOSTINIANE DEL SACRO CUORE DI MARIA)
AUGUSTINIAN NUNS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY. - Their origin is unknown. In 1678 the Augustinian Nuns of Tours opened two houses at Saumur,… -
Augustinian Recollects (AGOSTINIANE RECOLLETTE)
AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS. - In the 16th century, while among the Augustinians of Spain that reform was beginning which gave rise to the Order… -
Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists; Pia Societas Presbyterorum ab Assumptione) (AGOSTINIANI DELL'ASSUNZIONE (ASSUNZIONISTI; PIA SOCIETAS PRESBYTERORUM AB ASSUMPTIONE))
AUGUSTINIANS OF THE ASSUMPTION (Assumptionists; Pia Societas Presbyterorum ab Assumptione). - Religious congregation founded in 1845 by Fr.… -
Augustinians, Order Of Saint Augustine (EREMITANI DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
AUGUSTINIANS, ORDER OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. - They originated in the 13th century, when several congregations of hermits, scattered especially… -
Auxiliatrices Of The Souls In Purgatory (AUSILIATRICI DELLE ANIME PURGANTI)
AUXILIATRICES OF THE SOULS IN PURGATORY. - Congregation founded in Paris by Mother Mary of Providence (Eugénie Smet) at the encouragement… -
Avis, Order of Saint Benedict of (AVIS, ORDINE DI SAN BENEDETTO DI)
AVIS, ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT OF. - Military association of Portuguese knights who had returned from the Crusades. Founded around 1146, it… -
Azarian, Aristace (Aristakes)
AZARIAN, ARISTACE (Aristakes). - Second abbot general of the Mechitarist monks of Vienna; titular archbishop of Caesarea, b. in… -
Baglin, Michel
BAGLIN, MICHEL. - Prior General of the Carthusians, b. at Château-Gontier on 15 Nov. 1839, d. at Pisa on 20 Jan. 1922. A priest in 1862, a… -
Bartolomeiti (BARTOLOMITI)
BARTOLOMEITI. - An order of Armenian monks who fled to Italy from the regions of Armenia-Cilicia already threatened by the infidels, and… -
Basilian Fathers (PRETI DI SAN BASILIO)
BASILIAN FATHERS. - Toward the end of the 18th century Msgr. d'Avieu, Archbishop of Vienne, was concerned with preparing young priests to… -
Basilian Monks, Eastern (BASILIANI, MONACI ORIENTALI)
BASILIAN MONKS, EASTERN. - This is the name given to the religious of the East who model their monastic life on the rules of St. Basil. The… -
Basilian Monks of Italy (Italo-Greeks) (BASILIANI D'ITALIA (ITALO-GRECI))
BASILIAN MONKS OF ITALY (ITALO-GREEKS). - "Basilian Order" is a designation of Western origin, which arose in Italy in the Middle Ages to… -
Basilians (BASILIANE)
BASILIANS. - Daughter of St. Macrina, a Congregation of the Byzantine rite, founded according to the Statistica della gerarchia e dei… -
Basilian Šuwajrite (BASILIANE ŠŪWAJRITE)
BASILIAN ŠUWAJRITE. - A women's congregation founded in 1732 by some unmarried Melkite women of Aleppo, who were already leading a… -
Battistini
BATTISTINI. - Name of a missionary society of secular priests (Congregatio sacerdotum saecularium missionariorum de Sancto Ioanne… -
Benedictines (BENEDETTINI)
BENEDICTINES. - Under the generic name of B. may be included all the numerous religious families that in the course of the centuries have… -
Benedictines of Divine Providence (BENEDETTINE DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Religious congregation founded in Voghera in 1855 by the sisters Giuseppina and Maria… -
Benedictines of Lviv (BENEDETTINE DI LEOPOLI)
BENEDICTINES OF LVIV. - Congregation of the Armenian rite. Founded in the second half of the 17th century, it received the Rule of St.… -
Benedictines of Our Lady of Calvary (BENEDETTINE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL CALVARIO)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF CALVARY. - Reform of the great Benedictine Order carried out by Fr. Joseph of Tremblay, the illustrious… -
Benedictines of Our Lady of Providence (BENEDETTINE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA PROVVIDENZA)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF PROVIDENCE. - Congregation founded by Sister Benedetta Cambiagio, who, with the consent of her husband… -
Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration of Clyde (BENEDETTINE DELLA PERPETUA ADORAZIONE DI CLYDE)
BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION OF CLYDE. - Congregazione femminile che ebbe origine ad opera di alcune religiose del monastero… -
Benedictines of Saint Gertrude (BENEDETTINE DI SANTA GELTRUDE)
BENEDICTINES OF SAINT GERTRUDE. - In 1850 some monasteries of the B. in the United States, which lived independently and autonomously,… -
Bernardine Of Esquermes (BERNARDINE DI ESQUERMES)
BERNARDINE OF ESQUERMES. - Three French Cistercian nuns, driven out by the Revolution and having returned to their homeland in 1797,… -
Bernardino Da Portogruaro
BERNARDINO da PORTOGRUARO. - Minister General of the Friars Minor (Giuseppe Dal Vago), b. 15 Jan. 1822 at Portogruaro, d. at Quaracchi on 7… -
Bertolotti, Giulio
BERTOLOTTI, GIULIO. - Abbot General of the Cistercians, b. at Chiusa in 1608 and d. on 16 May 1682. Having entered at a very young age a… -
Bethlehemites (BETLEMITI)
BETHLEHEMITES. - Chivalric orders and religious congregations. I. - This name is borne by certain chivalric orders, among which are… -
Biebuyck (Bibautx, Bibaut, Bibance), Guillaume
BIEBUYCK (Bibautx, Bibaut, Bibance), Guillaume. - General (36th) of the Carthusian Order, d. July 24, 1535. B. at Thielt, in Flanders.… -
Boccone Del Povero
MORSEL OF THE POOR. - This name designates not only the whole work but also, in particular, the female religious congregation founded in… -
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God (Fatebenefratelli) (OSPEDALIERI DI SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO (FATEBENEFRATELLI))
BROTHERS HOSPITALLERS OF SAINT JOHN OF GOD (FATEBENEFRATELLI). - Religious order, founded by St. John of God, who in 1537 founded a… -
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God (Fatebenefratelli) - The Complex of Hospitals on the Tiber Island and the Principal Seat of the Order (OSPEDALIERI DI SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO (FATEBENEFRATELLI) - IL COMPLESSO DEGLI OSPEDALI DELL'ISOLA TIBERINA E LA SEDE PRINCIPALE DELL'ORDINE)
HOSPITALLERS OF ST. JOHN OF GOD (FATEBENEFRATELLI) - The complex of the Hospitals of the Tiber Island and the main seat of the Order -… -
Brothers of Charity (FRATELLI DELLA CARITÀ)
BROTHERS OF CHARITY. - Religious congregation founded in Ghent in 1807 by Canon P. J. Triest. The exercise of charity to which the F.are… -
Brothers of Christian Instruction of Ploërmel (FRATELLI DELL'ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI PLOËRMEL)
BROTHERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF PLOËRMEL. - Institute founded in 1817 at Saint-Brieuc (France), for the education of the children of… -
Brothers of Christian Instruction of Saint Gabriel (FRATELLI DELLA ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI SAN GABRIELE)
BROTHERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF SAINT GABRIEL. - Religious institute founded in 1816 at Aursy by Gabriel Deshayes (v.) for rural… -
Brothers of Mercy (Montabaur, Limburg) (FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA (MONTABAUR, LIMBURGO))
BROTHERS OF MERCY (Montabaur, Limburg). - The first origins of this Congregation of lay brothers go back to 1852, in which year some young… -
Brothers of Mercy of Mary Help of Christians (Trier) (FRATELLI DELLA MISERICORDIA DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE (TREVIRI))
BROTHERS OF MERCY OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS (Trier). - The servant of God Peter Friedhofen founded in 1851 at Weitaberg, near Koblenz, an… -
Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA MADRE DELLA MISERICORDIA)
BROTHERS OF OUR LADY MOTHER OF MERCY. - Institute founded in 1884 at Tilburg, in Holland, by the local parish priest John Zwijsen, later… -
Brothers of Our Lady of Lourdes (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DI LOURDES)
BROTHERS OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES. - Istituto religioso fondato nel 1830 da Modeste-Etienne Glorieux, vicario di St-Hermes a Renoix (Gand),… -
Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy (FRATELLI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA MISERICORDIA)
BROTHERS OF OUR LADY OF MERCY. - Religious institute founded at Malines in 1839 by Msgr. Victor G. B. Scheppers for the exercise of the… -
Brothers of Penance of the Third Order of Saint Francis (FRATELLI DELLA PENITENZA DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO)
BROTHERS OF PENANCE OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS. - In 1866 the priest Francesco Maria Clausade wished to restore the regular Third… -
Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier (FRATELLI DI SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO)
BROTHERS OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER. - Religious congregation founded in Bruges in 1839 by Theodore Rijken (1797-1871), for the instruction and… -
Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga (FRATELLI DI SAN LUIGI GONZAGA)
BROTHERS OF SAINT LOUIS GONZAGA. - A lay institute of simple vows, founded in 1849 by Fr. William Hellemons, a Cistercian, parish priest of… -
Brothers of Saint Patrick (FRATELLI DI SAN PATRIZIO)
BROTHERS OF SAINT PATRICK. - Religious institute founded at Tullow (County Carlow) in 1808 by the priest Daniel Delany, later bishop of… -
Brothers of Saint Vincent de' Paoli (FRATELLI DI SANVINCENZO DE' PAOLI)
BROTHERS OF SAINT VINCENT DE' PAOLI. - Congregazione religiosa fondata a Parigi nel 1845 da G. Le Prevost, allo scopo di curare il bene… -
Brothers of the Common Life (FRATELLI DELLA VITA COMUNE)
BROTHERS OF THE COMMON LIFE. - A confraternity that arose around 1381 at Deventer (Holland) through the work of Florens Radewijns of… -
Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley (FRATELLI DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA DI BELLEY)
BROTHERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BELLEY. - They were founded in 1835 at Belmont by Gabriel Taborin for the instruction and education of youth… -
Brothers of the Sacred Heart (FRATELLI DEL SACRO CUORE)
BROTHERS OF THE SACRED HEART. - Istituto religioso di voti semplici, fondato a Lione nel 1821 dal sacerdote André Coindre (v.), per la… -
Calatrava
CALATRAVA. - Spanish knightly order founded in 1158 by Raymond, Cistercian abbot of Fideiro, entrusted by Sancho III, king of Castile, with… -
Camaldolese Benedictines (BENEDETTINI CAMALDOLESI)
CAMALDOLESE BENEDICTINES. - I. CONGREGATION OF HERMIT MONKS. - The Camaldolese Congregation arose, as a branch of the Benedictine Order, in… -
Canonesses Regular (CANONICHESSE REGOLARI)
CANONESSES REGULAR. - Alongside the Regular Canons, a female branch of R. C. soon formed. In this regard, the rule entitled De institutione… -
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (CANONICI REGOLARI DI S. AGOSTINO)
CANONS REGULAR OF ST. AUGUSTINE > (from Rendicenti della Pont. Accad. rom. d'archesi, 1521) > CANONS REGULAR OF ST. AUGUSTINE - The oldest… -
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine (CANONICI REGOLARI DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
CANONS REGULAR OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. - They are those clerics who, living in common according to the so-called rule of St. Augustine, devote… -
Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception (CANONICI REGOLARI DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
CANONS REGULAR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - This order is a restoration of the ancient Canons Regular for the re-establishment in the… -
Canossians, Daughters of Charity (CANOSSIANE, FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ)
CANOSSIANS, DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY. - Religious institute founded by Blessed Maddalena di Canossa in Verona in 1808. Its first home was the… -
Capuchin Nuns (CAPPUCCINE)
CAPUCHIN NUNS. - Nuns of strict enclosure of the Second Franciscan Order, or of St. Clare. The noblewoman the Ven. Maria Lorenza Longo (d.… -
Carafa, Vincenzo
CARAFA, VINCENZO. - Seventh general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Andria to M. Maddalena Carafa (v. above) on 9 May 1585, d. at Rome on 8… -
Carmelites (CARMELITANE)
CARMELITES. - Female branch of the Carmelite Order. Around 1400 some Beguines of Guelders, Holland, came together for monastic life, and in… -
Carmelites (CARMELITANI)
CARMELITES. - Religious order that takes its name from Mount Carmel, in Palestine, where in the 12th century the existence of a group of… -
Carthusians (CERTOSINI)
CARTHUSIANS. - Religious order founded by St. Bruno in 1084 at Chartreuse (Certosa), a deserted place in the diocese of Grenoble, where an… -
Catechistic Ladies (DAME CATECHISTICHE)
CATECHISTIC LADIES. - They arose in Puerto Rico in 1870 through the work of Miss Dolores Rodriguez Sopeña y Ortega, who, having later moved… -
Celestines, Order of the (CELESTINI, ORDINE DEI)
CELESTINES, Order of the. - Founded by St. Peter Celestine (Pope Celestine V) around 1240, in the solitude of Mount Maiella. Urban IV, on… -
Cellites (Alexians), Brothers of (FRATELLI CELLITI (ALESSIANI))
CELLITES (ALEXIANS), BROTHERS OF. - A society of lay brothers founded in the 14th century in Romania for the care of the sick. Several such… -
Cepeda, Félix Alejandro
CEPEDA, FÉLIX ALEJANDRO. - Born in La Serena (Chile) on 19 Nov. 1854, died in Madrid on 29 Jan. 1930. After teaching in seminaries as a… -
Chaldean Antonian Monks Of Saint Ormizd (ANTONIANI CALDEI DI SANT' ORMISDA)
CHALDEAN ANTONIAN MONKS OF SAINT ORMIZD. - In Mesopotamia and Persia monasticism, once very flourishing, had completely disappeared by the… -
Children of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate of Luçon (FIGLI DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE IMMACOLATA DI LUÇON)
SONS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE OF LUÇON. - Religious congregation founded at Sables-d'Olonne in 1800 by the priest Louis M.… -
Christian Brothers of Ireland (FRATELLI DELLE SCUOLE CRISTIANE D'IRLANDA (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS))
BROTHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS OF IRELAND (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS). - Religious institute founded at Waterford in Ireland by Edmund Ignatius… -
Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz (OPERAI CRISTIANI DI SAN GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO)
CHRISTIAN WORKERS OF SAINT JOSEPH CALASANZ. - Congregazione religiosa fondata a Vienna nel 1889 dal p. Antonio Maria Schwartz ed approvata… -
Cistercians (Order of Cîteaux) (CISTERCENSI (SACRO ORDINE CISTERCENSE))
CISTERCIANS (SACRED CISTERCIAN ORDER). - This name comes from Cistercium (Citeaux), where on 22 March 1098 St. Robert (v.), abbot of… -
Clerics of Saint Viator (CHIERICI DI SAN VIATORE)
CLERICS OF SAINT VIATOR. - Religious congregation, founded for teaching and the sacred ministry by the priest Louis Querbes (1793-1859),… -
Cocolla
COCOLLA. - It is a specifically monastic garment and consists of a large robe with wide sleeves, to which is added a hood, either attached… -
Collectanea Franciscana
COLLECTANEA FRANCISCANA. - A quarterly review, founded at Assisi in 1931 and transferred to Rome in 1941, published under the care of the… -
College of Cardinals (COLLEGIO CARDINALIZIO)
COLLEGE OF CARDINALS: v. CARDINALI. COLLEGIO DELLE VERGINI DELLA BEATA VERGINE. - Institute founded in 1610 in Cremona by the noblewoman… -
Company of Jesus (COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ)
COMPANY OF JESUS. - Religious order of Regular Clerics, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola (v.) and approved by the Holy See in 1540. Its… -
Company of Saint Ursula (COMPAGNIA DI SANT'ORSOLA)
COMPANY OF SAINT URSULA. - Founded at Dôle in France in 1606 by the venerable Anna of Xaintonge, it had a common origin with similar… -
Company of the Blessed Virgin Mary (COMPAGNIA DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA)
COMPANIONSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - In 1664 in Manila, in the Philippine Islands, near the residence of the Jesuits, a house was… -
Company of the Daughters of Mary Our Lady (COMPAGNIA DELLE FIGLIE DI MARIA NOSTRA SIGNORA)
COMPANIONSHIP OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY OUR LADY. - Founded by St. Joan of Lestonnac, baroness of Montferrand Landiras, in 1607, it was the… -
Compassionists, Servants of Mary (COMPASSIONISTE, SERVE DI MARIA)
COMPASSIONISTS, SERVANTS OF MARY. - Congregation founded by Sister Maria Maddalena Starace at Castellammare di Stabia in 1871. The sisters… -
Congregation of Benedictine Virgins (VERGINIANI, CONGREGAZIONE BENEDETTINA DEI)
CONGREGATION OF BENEDICTINE VIRGINS. - Founded at Montevergine (v.) by St. William of Vercelli (v.), between 1114 and 1126. At the death of… -
Congregation of Cistercians of Casamari (CASAMARI, CONGREGAZIONE CISTERCENSE DI)
CONGREGATION OF CISTERCIANS OF CASAMARI. - Cistercian abbey, in the diocese of Veroli, at a place called Cerate, the birthplace, according… -
Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) (CONGREGAZIONE DI GESÙ E MARIA (EUDISTI))
CONGREGATION OF JESUS AND MARY (EUDISTS). - Founded in the 17th century by St. John Eudes (v.), this C. is contemporary with three other… -
Congregation of Our Lady (CONGREGAZIONE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA)
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY. - Fondata a Montréal, nel Canadà, nel 1618 dalla ven. Margherita Bourgeois (v.), per l'istruzione ed educazione… -
Congregation of Priests of the Schools of Charity (CONGREGAZIONE DEI SACERDOTI DELLE SCUOLE DI CARITÀ)
CONGREGATION OF THE PRIESTS OF THE SCHOOLS OF CHARITY. - Fu istituita a Venezia nel 1802 dai fratelli sacerdoti Marcantonio e Antonio… -
Congregation of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in South Africa (CONGREGAZIONE DI SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA DELLE SUORE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN DOMENICO NEL SUD-AFRICA)
CONGREGATION OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA OF THE SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. DOMINIC IN SOUTH AFRICA. - Under this name is to be… -
Congregation of Saint Paul (CONGREGAZIONE DI S. PAOLO)
CONGREGATION OF ST. PAUL new Congregation under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See. The founder, however, mitigated its external… -
Congregation of Saint Paul (Barnabites) (CONGREGAZIONE DI SAN PAOLO (BARNABITI))
CONGREGATION OF SAINT PAUL (BARNABITES). - Founded in 1530 in Milan by St. Anthony M. Zaccaria (v.) together with Giacomo Morigia and… -
Congregation of the Body of Christ (CONGREGAZIONE DEL CORPO DI CRISTO)
CONGREGATION OF THE BODY OF CHRIST. - Monastic institute founded in 1328 by the blessed Andrea di Paolo (d. ca. 1345), marquis of Torre… -
Congregation of the Clerics Regular Marian Fathers Under the Title of the Immaculate Conception (Marian Fathers) (CONGREGAZIONE DEI CHIERICI REGOLARI MARIANI SOTTO IL TITOLO DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (MARIANI))
CONGREGATION OF MARIAN REGULAR CLERICS UNDER THE TITLE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (MARIANI). - Religious congregation founded in 1673 by… -
Congregation of the Holy Cross (CONGREGAZIONE DI SANTA CROCE)
CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS. In 1820 James Francis Dujarié, parish priest of Ruillé-sur-Loir (Sarthe), founded, under the name of "Brothers… -
Congregation of the Holy Cross of Saint Quentin (CONGREGAZIONE DELLA SANTA CROCE DI SAN QUENTIN)
CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY CROSS OF SAINT QUENTIN. - Ebbe origine nel 1622 ad Amiens per opera di Cristoforo Belliot, vicario generale di… -
Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth (CONGREGAZIONE DELLA SACRA FAMIGLIA DI NAZARET)
CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH. - Fu fondata nel 1886 a Brescia dal pio sacerdote Giovanni Piamarta (n. 1841, m. 1913) per la… -
Congregation of the Holy Spirit (CONGREGAZIONE DELLO SPIRITO SANTO)
CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. - It was founded in Paris on 20 May 1703 by Claude François Poullart des Places. The latter, still a… -
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Missionaries of Scheut) (CONGREGAZIONE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (MISSIONARI DI SCHEUT))
CONGREGATION OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (MISSIONARIES OF SCHEUT). - Founded in 1862 by Fr. Theophilus Verbist at Scheut, a suburb of… -
Congregation of the Mission (CONGREGAZIONE DELLA MISSIONE)
CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION. - A congregation of secular priests with private and perpetual vows, founded in Paris by St. Vincent de Paul… -
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CONGREGAZIONE DEL S.MO REDENTORE)
CONGREGATION OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER. - It was founded at Scala near Amalfi by St. Alphonsus Mary de' Liguori (v.), on 9 November 1732,… -
Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (CONGREGAZIONE DEI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA)
CONGREGATION OF THE HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - It originated at Lanciano, in Abruzzo, in 1880 on the initiative of Fr. Lorenzo Lisio and… -
Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (CONGREGAZIONE DELLA RESURREZIONE DI NOSTRO SIGNORE GESÙ CRISTO)
CONGREGATION OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. - It began in Paris on Feb. 17, 1856 through the work of Bogdan (Adecodato)… -
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (CONGREGAZIONE DEI SACRI CUORI)
CONGREGATION OF THE SACRED HEARTS. - Istituto femminile sorto a Poitiers nel 1797 per opera del sac. Pietro Coudrin e della contessa… -
Convent (CONVENTO)
CONVENT. - A designation often used, in a vulgar and improper sense, to mean generally a religious house (v. CASA RELIGIOSA). In a strict… -
Cormier, Hyacinthe-Marie (CORMIER, HYACVNTHE-MARIE)
CORMIER, HYACINTHE-MARIE. - Dominican, b. at Orléans on 8 Dec. 1832, d. at Rome on 17 Dec. 1916. A religious from 1856, after making his… -
Crucifers of the Red Star (CROCIGERI DELLA STELLA ROSSA)
CROCIGERI OF THE RED STAR. - Religious order of Canons Regular that traces its origin to the Confraternity charged with the care of the… -
Culdees (CULDEI)
CULDEES. - Religious communities peculiar to Celtic monasticism. Their origins are little known. As a distinct institution, the C. belonged… -
Dames of Saint Louis (DAME DI SAN LUIGI)
DAMES OF SAINT LOUIS. - A women's congregation with simple vows, founded in Strasbourg in 1842 through the work of Mademoiselle Louise… -
Daughters of Bethlehem (FIGLIE DI BETHLEM)
DAUGHTERS OF BETHLEHEM. - Religious congregation founded in Milan in 1864 by Virginia Besozzi to take in and educate poor girls. Approved… -
Daughters of Calvary (Mexico) (FIGLIE DEL CALVARIO (MESSICO))
DAUGHTERS OF CALVARY (Mexico). - A religious institute that arose in Mexico City through the initiative of the pious and wealthy young… -
Daughters of Charity, Called Servants of the Poor (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ, DETTE SERVE DEI POVERI)
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY, Called Servants of the Poor. - Institute founded in Montréal in 1843 by Msgr. Ignazio Bourget and by Mrs. Marie… -
Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de' Paoli (Paris) (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DI SAN VINCENZO DE' PAOLI (PARIGI))
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT VINCENT DE' PAOLI (Paris). - Religious institute founded by St. Vincent de Paul (v.) and St. Louise de… -
Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DEL PREZIOSISSIMO SANGUE)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CHARITY OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. - Institute founded by Canon Tommaso Maria Fusco at Pagani (Salerno) in 1872. Its… -
Daughters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESU)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CHARITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - At La Salle-de-Villiers in 1823, Abbot Catroux and Rose Giet founded this new… -
Daughters of Charity (Strasbourg) (FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ (STRASBURGO))
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY (Strasbourg). - Religious congregation founded in Strasbourg in 1734 by Sister Françoise Geneviève Pichard, who had… -
Daughters of Christ the King (Granada) (FIGLIE DI CRISTO RE (GRANATA))
DAUGHTERS OF CHRIST THE KING (Granada). - Religious institute founded in Granada on 26 May 1876 by the canon G. Gras Granollers. It… -
Daughters of Compassion, Servants of the Lord (FIGLIE DELLA COMPASSIONE, SERVE DEL SIGNORE)
DAUGHTERS OF COMPASSION, SERVANTS OF THE LORD. - On 5 December 1841 the noblewoman Alfonsa Petit, after the death of her husband and… -
Daughters of Divine Love (Vienna) (FIGLIE DEL DIVINO AMORE (VIENNA))
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE LOVE (Vienna). - A female religious institute founded in Vienna in 1868 by Francesca Lechner for the education and… -
Daughters of Divine Providence (FIGLIE DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Religious institute, founded in Rome in 1832 by Elena Bettini, for the instruction and education of… -
Daughters of Jesus (Salamanca) (FIGLIE DI GESÙ (SALAMANCA))
DAUGHTERS OF JESUS (Salamanca). - On August 6, 1901, on the eve of suppressive laws, this Institute was definitively approved under… -
Daughters of Jesus (Verona) (FIGLIE DI GESÙ (VERONA))
DAUGHTERS OF JESUS (Verona). - A female religious institute founded in Verona for the instruction and education of young women by the… -
Daughters of Mary (FIGLIE DI MARIA)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY. - An association of young girls whose purpose is to honor the Most Holy Virgin with particular devotional practices, to… -
Daughters of Mary and Joseph, Called Dames de Marie (Mechelen) (FIGLIE DI MARIA E GIUSEPPE, DETTE DAMES DE MARIE (MALINES))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH, Called Dames de Marie (Mechelen). - A religious institute founded at Olost-Gand (Belgium) at the beginning of… -
Daughters of Mary, Called Sisters of Saint Philomena (FIGLIE DI MARIA, DETTE SUORE DI SANTA FILOMENA)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY, Called Sisters of Saint Philomena. - Religious institute founded at Louvese in France in 1841 through the work of the… -
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FIGLIE DI MARIA AUSILIATRICE)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS. - Institution founded at Mornese in 1868 on the initiative of the local parish priest Fr. Peszarino… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Agen) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (AGEN))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Agen). - Founded in 1816 by the venerable William Joseph > (phot. Felicia) > DAUGHTERS OF MARY - The audience… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate for Domestic Service (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA PER IL SERVIZIO DOMESTICO)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE FOR DOMESTIC SERVICE. - Istituto fondato a Madrid nel 1876 dalla b. Vincenza Maria Lopez Vicuña sotto la guida… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe (Mexico) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA DI GUADALUPE (MESSICO))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE OF GUADALUPE (Mexico). - Following a suggestion received from Pius IX in 1879, the priest Antonio Plancarte y… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Savona) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (SAVONA))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Savona). - The Institute was founded on 1 March 1854 in Albisola Marina, near Savona, by Sister Teresa… -
Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Zakroczym) (FIGLIE DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (ZAKROCZYUM))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (Zakroczym). - On Nov. 21, 1891, the Capuchin Father Onorato Kuzminski, with the approval of the diocesan… -
Daughters of Mary Missionaries (Apecania) (FIGLIE DI MARIA MISSIONARIE (APECANIA))
DAUGHTERS OF MARY MISSIONARIES (Apecania). - The Institute was founded by the Cremonese priest Giacinto Bianchi in 1875 in Pigna (diocese… -
Daughters of Mary Our Lady (FIGLIE DI MARIA NOSTRA SIGNORA)
DAUGHTERS OF MARY OUR LADY. - Institute founded in New Britain (United States) by the Polish priest Lucian Bojanowski, for the direction of… -
Daughters of Mercy and of the Cross (Palermo) (FIGLIE DELLA MISERICORDIA E DELLA CROCE (PALERMO))
DAUGHTERS OF MERCY AND OF THE CROSS (Palermo). - The Institute originated in Partinico (Monreale) in 1892, chiefly through the work of… -
Daughters of Mercy of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Bayeux) (FIGLIE DELLA MISERICORDIA DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (BAYEUX))
DAUGHTERS OF MERCY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (BAYEUX). - They were founded at Blon, in the diocese of Bayeux, in 1842, and received… -
Daughters of Our Lady at Mount Calvary (Rome) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA AL MONTE CALVARIO (ROMA))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY AT MOUNT CALVARY (ROME). - The Institute arose in 1641, through the work of Virginia Centurione Bracelli, and was… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion (Wellington) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA COMPASSIONE (WELLINGTON))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF COMPASSION (Wellington). - Religious congregation founded in 1883 at Jerusalem, in the diocese of Wellington,… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Deliverance (Grenoble) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA DELIVRANCE (GRENOBLE))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF DELIVERANCE (Grenoble). - This institute of sisters was founded in Martinique on 2 February 1868 by Fr. Dufrieu.… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA MISERICORDIA)
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF MERCY. - Istituto fondato a Savona nel 1837 da s. Maria Giuseppa Rossello sotto la guida del vescovo mons.… -
Daughters of Our Lady of Sorrows (Tarbes) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEI DOLORI (TARBES))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS (Tarbes). - Institute founded at Tarbes in France on 28 March 1866, through the work of the pious young… -
Daughters of Our Lady of the Missions (Southwark) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLE MISSIONI (SOUTHWARK))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS (Southwark). - Founded in Lyon in 1861 by Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart for the education and… -
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Bourges) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL SACRO CUORE (BOURGES))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART (Bourges). - The Institute owes its existence to Fr. J. Chevalier, founder of the Missionaries of… -
Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Naples) (FIGLIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL SACRO CUORE (NAPOLI))
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART (Naples). - They had their origin in Montefalcione (archdiocese of Benevento) in 1888 through the… -
Daughters of Providence (Modena) (FIGLIE DELLA PROVVIDENZA (MODENA))
DAUGHTERS OF PROVIDENCE (Modena). - In 1828 the Community of the Figlie di Gesù, which in Modena had charge of the charity school, was… -
Daughters of Saint Anne (FIGLIE DI SANT'ANNA)
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT ANNE. - Institute founded in Piacenza in 1866 by Rosa Gattorno (b. in Genoa in 1831, d. in Rome in 1900), a woman of… -
Daughters of Saint Camillus (FIGLIE DI SAN CAMILLO)
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT CAMILLUS. - Institute founded in Rome by Sister Giuseppina Vannini and Fr. Luigi Tezza in 1892, for the care of the sick… -
Daughters of Saint Francis de Sales (Imola) (FIGLIE DI SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES (IMOLA))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (Imola). - The Institute was founded in 1869 in Lugo, diocese of Imola, by the provost of the… -
Daughters of Saint Francis of Assisi (Strigonis) (FIGLIE DI SAN FRANCESCO D'ASSISI (STRIGONIS))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI (Strigonis). - The Institute had its beginnings in 1894 through the work of Anna Mutter, who, with… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Girona) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (GERONA))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Girona). - At the beginning of 1875 two young women of modest family, Maria Comas and Maria Gri, desirous of… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Santiago de Chile) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (SANTIAGO DEL CILE))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Santiago de Chile). - The Institute was founded in 1866 through the work of Msgr. Gioacchino Lavrain… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Turin) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (TORINO))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Turin). - Institute founded at Rivalba, Turin, in 1877 by the priest Clemente Marchisio, for the preparation of… -
Daughters of Saint Joseph (Venice) (FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE (VENEZIA))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH (Venice). - This Institute was founded on 30 April 1850 by Msgr. Luigi Carbulotto, parish priest of S. Giacomo… -
Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence (Como) (FIGLIE DI SANTA MARIA DELLA PROV-VIDENZA (COMO))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT MARY OF PROVIDENCE (COMO). - Don Luigi Guanella, having become parish priest of Pianello Lario in 1881, found there an… -
Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence (La Rochelle) (FIGLIE DI SANTA MARIA DELLA PROV-VIDENZA (LA ROCHELLE))
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT MARY OF PROVIDENCE (La Rochelle). - The Institute was founded at Saintes, in the diocese of La Rochelle, in 1817 by the… -
Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph (FIGLIE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE E SAN GIUSEPPE)
DAUGHTERS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND SAINT JOSEPH. - Il fondatore dell'Istituto fu Giacomo Heeren, parroco di Oirschot, in Olanda, che… -
Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (FIGLIE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE DELLA MISERICORDIA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF MERCY. - Congregazione religiosa sorta a Pina, diocesi di Majorca, nel 1856 per opera del sacerdote… -
Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sorrowful (FIGLIE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE ADDOLORATA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF SORROWS. - Istituto religioso del Terz'ordine di S. Francesco sorto a Zakrazin (Polonia) nel 1881,… -
Daughters of the Cross, Called Sisters of Saint Andrew (FIGLIE DELLA CROCE, DETTE SUORE DI SANT'ANDREA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS, Called Sisters of Saint Andrew. - Institute founded at Maillé, diocese of Poitiers, in 1807 by St. Andrew Hubert… -
Daughters of the Cross (Palermo) (FIGLIE DELLA CROCE (PALERMO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS (Palermo). - Founded by the priest Nunzio Russo of Palermo, the Institute was canonically erected by the bishop of… -
Daughters of the Cross (Saint-Brieuc) (FIGLIE DELLA CROCE (SAINT-BRIEUC))
DAUGHTERS OF THE CROSS (Saint-Brieuc). - The origin of this Congregation goes back to St. Francis de Sales, who in 1619 arranged in Paris… -
Daughters of the Crucified of Saint Mary Magdalene (FIGLIE DEL GROCIFISSO DI SANTA MARIA MADDALENA)
DAUGHTERS OF THE CRUCIFIED OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE. - In 1836 the priest Giovanni Quilici, parish priest of Livorno, gathered several women… -
Daughters of the Divine Redeemer (Giavarino) (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN REDENTORE (GIAVARINO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE REDEEMER (Giavarino). - In Niederbronn, in the diocese of Strasbourg, an institute known as that of the Divine… -
Daughters of the Divine Saviour (Buenos Aires) (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN SALVATORE (BUENOS AIRES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE SAVIOUR (Buenos Aires). - In 1795 Mother Maria Antonia de la Paz y Figueroa had founded a "beaterio," that is, an… -
Daughters of the Divine Saviour (Vienna) (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN SALVATORE (VIENNA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE SAVIOUR (Vienna). - The Institute has its first origin in 1849, through the work of Elisabeth Eppinger, assisted by… -
Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess (Seville) (FIGLIE DELLA DIVINA PASTORA (SIVIGLIA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE DIVINE SHEPHERDESS (Seville). - Institute founded in 1885 by Fr. Faustino Mingues, of the Piarists, at Sanlúcar de… -
Daughters of the Divine Zeal (FIGLIE DEL DIVIN ZELO)
DAUGHTERS OF DIVINE ZEAL. - Congregazione religiosa, fondata dal canonico Annibale Maria di Francia, nel 1887, con la riunione delle prime… -
Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (FIGLIE DEL CUORE DI GESÙ)
DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART OF JESUS. - Congregazione religiosa fondata a Malines nel 1872 da Maria Deluil Martiny sotto la direzione del… -
Daughters of the Heart of Mary (Paris) (FIGLIE DEL CUORE DI MARIA (PARIGI))
DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART OF MARY (Paris). - After the suppression of the religious orders in France, the Jesuit Father Picot de la Clorivière… -
Daughters of the Holy Cross (Liège) (FIGLIE DELLA SANTA CROCE (LIEGI))
DAUGHTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS (Liège). - Religious institute founded in Liège, Belgium, in 1833, with the special purpose of educating girls,… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Conception (Buenos Aires) (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (BUENOS AIRES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Buenos Aires). - The Institute's juridical existence dates back to Sept. 1904, when the archbishop… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE)
FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIO- NE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - The Institute had its beginning in Rome in 1854, where two noble Polish… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Conception (Reggio Calabria) (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (REGGIO CALABRIA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Reggio Calabria). - In 1897 Mrs. Brigida Pastorino laid the foundations of the Society of the… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Langres) (FIGLIE DELL'IMMACOLATO CUORE DI MARIA (LANGRES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Langres). - The Institute was founded around 1835 at St-Loup-sur-Anjou, diocese of Langres, by… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Los Angeles) (FIGLIE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA (LOS ANGELES))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Los Angeles). - Institute founded in July 1848 by Fr. Joaquín Masmitjà y Puig, in Olot, diocese… -
Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Warsaw) (FIGLIE DEL CUORE PURISSIMO DI MARIA (VARSAVIA))
DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Warsaw). - The Congregation was founded at Vilnius in 1884 by the Capuchin Father Honorat… -
Daughters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (FIGLIE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE DI GESÙ)
DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - It originated as a Congregation of diocesan right in the apostolic prefecture of Niigata by… -
Daughters of the Oratory (Lodi) (FIGLIE DELL'ORATORIO (LODI))
DAUGHTERS OF THE ORATORY (Lodi). - Institute founded in Regona (diocese of Cremona) around 1870 by the local parish priest Vincenzo Grossi.… -
Daughters of the Sacred Heart (Bergamo) (FIGLIE DEL SACRO CUORE (BERGAMO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEART (Bergamo). - Institute founded in Bergamo in 1831 by Canon Giuseppe Benaglio and by the venerable Teresa… -
Daughters of the Sacred Heart (Bergamo) (FIGLIE DEL SACRO CUORE (BERGAMO))
DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY, ADORERS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE SACRAMENT (Angers). - Shortly before the French Revolution… -
Decree of Praise (LODE, DECRETO DI)
DECREE OF PRAISE. - It is the first step of the Holy See in the approval of a religious Institute, which thus ceases to be of diocesan… -
Dendrites (DENDRITI)
DENDRITES. - From the Greek δένδρον, tree; Christian ascetics who, in the Byzantine East, spent part of their lives inside the hollows of… -
Devote Virgins of Saint Catherine (DEVOTE VERGINI DI SANTA CATERINA)
DEVOTE VIRGINS OF SAINT CATHERINE. - A women's congregation founded around 1579 in the diocese of Warmia, through the work of the local… -
Diocesan Worker Priests (SACERDOTI OPERAI DIOCESANI)
DIOCESAN WORKER PRIESTS. - They were founded by Manuel Domingo y Sol, a priest of the diocese of Tortosa, in 1881, for the direction of the… -
Discalced Augustinian Hermits (Order of Discalced Hermits of Saint Augustine) (ROMITANI SCALZI DI SANT'AGOSTINO (ORDO EREMITARUM DISCALCEATORUM S. AUGUSTINI))
DISCALCED AUGUSTINIAN HERMITS (Order of Discalced Hermits of Saint Augustine). - One of the three families of the Augustinian Order, whose… -
Discalced Carmelite Tertiaries of Malabar of the Latin Rite (TERZIARI CARMELITANI SCALZI DEL MALABAR DI RITO LATINO)
DISCALCED CARMELITE TERTIARIES OF MALABAR OF THE LATIN RITE. - Founded on 26 April 1874 by Msgr. Leonardo Mellano, archbishop of Verapoly,…