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Discalced Carmelite Tertiaries of Syro-Malabarese (TERZIARI CARMELITANI SCALZI SIROMALABARESI)
DISCALCED CARMELITE TERTIARIES OF SYRO-MALABARESE. - First indigenous Congregation of eastern India, founded in 1831 in Mannanam (Malabar)… -
Discalced Clerics (Passionists) (CHIERICI SCALZI (PASSIONISTI))
CHIERICI SCALZI (Passionists) - Retreat of Sts. John and Paul. General house since 10 Dec. 1773: there the founder of the Congregation, St.… -
Doctrinaries (DOTTRINARI)
DOCTRINARIES. - Congregation founded in 1592 by the ven. Cesare De Bus (v. BUS, CÉSAR de); it is the result of the three Congregations of… -
Dominican Nuns (DOMENICANE)
DOMINICAN NUNS. - Female congregations that draw their inspiration from the Dominican rule. I. DOMINICAN SISTERS OF BLESSED IMELDA… -
Edmundite Fathers (PADRI DI SANT'EDMONDO)
EDMUNDITE FATHERS. - Religious congregation founded at Pontigny (France) in 1843 by the priest Giovanni Battista Muard for the preaching of… -
Études Franciscaines
ÉTUDES FRANCISCAINES. - Journal founded in 1899 and directed by the Capuchin Friars Minor of the province of Paris, with the collaboration… -
Expiatory Victims of the Blessed Sacrament (VITTIME ESPIATRICI DI GESÙ SACRAMENTATO)
EXPIATORY VICTIMS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. - Founded in Naples on 16 July 1878 by Sister Maria Cristina Brando of the Immaculate… -
Faithful Companions Of Jesus (FEDELI COMPAGNE DI GESÙ)
FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS. - Religious congregation founded in Amiens in 1820 by Marie Madeleine Victoire de Bengy, viscountess of… -
Family of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Brentana (FAMIGLIA DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ DI BRENTANA)
FAMILY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS OF BRENTANA. - The Institute was founded on 22 Sept. 1880 in Brentana (Milan), and only three years… -
Florens (FLORENSI)
FLORENS. - The F. are a branch of the Cistercian Order, indeed the first reform introduced into the family of St. Bernard. They were… -
Fogliantine
FOGLIANTINE. - De la Barrière also founded a female branch of the same Rule of the Feuillants (v.); the first monastery arose at… -
Franciscan Brothers of Mount Bellew (FRATELLI FRANCESCANI DI MOUNT BELLEW)
FRANCISCAN BROTHERS OF MOUNT BELLEW - Religious congregation founded in the 16th century, reorganized in 1818 by the provincial of the… -
Franciscan Daughters of the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (FRANCESCANE FIGLIE DEI S.MI CUORI DI GERÙ E MARIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - They were founded by Mother Chiara Pfander (1827-82) at Olpe… -
Franciscan Friars Minor (FRATI MINORI FRANCESCANI)
FRANCISCAN FRIARS MINOR. - Mendicant order, founded by St. Francis of Assisi, now constituted by three autonomous families: 1) Friars… -
Franciscan Missionaries of Egypt (FRANCESCANE MISSIONARIE D'EGITTO)
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF EGYPT. - A female religious institute founded in Cairo in 1859 on the initiative of Sister Caterina Troiani of… -
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Institute of the (FRANCESCANE MISSIONARIE DI MARIA, ISTITUTO DELLE)
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY, Institute of the. - It was founded by Hélène de Chappotin de Neuville, b. at Nantes on 21 May 1839. Having… -
Franciscans (FRANCESCANE)
FRANCISCANS. - Religiose sorte in vari paesi ed epoche secondo lo spirito di s. Francesco d'Assisi: -
Franciscan Sisters Servants of Mary (FRANCESCANE SERVE DI MARIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY. - Founded at Blois in 1852 by Mother Virginia Vaslin with the assistance of Bishop Pallu du Parc and… -
Franciscans Known as the Little Sisters of the Orphans (FRANCESCANE DETTE PICCOLE SUORE DEGLI ORFANI)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS CALLED LITTLE SISTERS OF THE ORPHANS. - They were founded in 1867 at Bourg-en-Bresse (France) by the priest Giovanni… -
Franciscans of All Saints in Florence (FRANCESCANE D'OGNISSANTI A FIRENZE)
FRANCISCANS OF ALL SAINTS IN FLORENCE. - Congregation that developed from an institute of Tertiaries founded by Elisabetta Corsini of… -
Franciscans of Christ the King (FRANCESCANE DI CRISTO RE)
FRANCISCANS OF CHRIST THE KING. - They were founded in 1459 in Venice, near S. Francesco della Vigna, by Maria Benedetta di Carignano… -
Franciscans of Montpellier (FRANCESCANE DI MONTPELLIER)
FRANCISCANS OF MONTPELLIER. - Congregation founded in 1861 by Mother François du St-Esprit (1821-82) with the help of Msgr. Thibaut, bishop… -
Franciscans of Our Lady at Tempig (FRANCESCANE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA AL TEMPIG)
FRANCISCANS OF OUR LADY AT TEMPIG. - They were founded in 1858 at Dorat (France) by the priest Rougier (1853-95).They devote themselves to… -
Franciscans of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (FRANCESCANE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL PERPETUO SOCCORSO)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP. - They were founded among the Polish women of the United States in 1901 by Archbishop… -
Franciscans of Saint Cunegonda (FRANCESCANE DI S. CUNEGONDA)
FRANCISCANS OF SAINT CUNEGONDA. - Founded in Chicago in 1894, where the mother house still is, they have 24 houses in various dioceses of… -
Franciscans of Saint George Martyr in Thuine (Germany) (FRANCESCANE DI S. GIORGIO MARTIRE IN THUINE (GERMANIA))
FRANCISCANS OF SAINT GEORGE MARTYR IN THUINE (GERMANY). - Dedicated to the care of the sick and of orphans and to teaching, they were… -
Franciscans of Saint Mary of the Angels of Wald-Breitbach (FRANCESCANE DI S. MARIA DEGLI ANGELI DI WALD-BREITBACH)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS OF WALD-BREITBACH. - Founded by Mother Rosa (Margherita) Flesch (1826-1906) in 1862, they… -
Franciscans of the Afflicted (Warsaw) (FRANCESCANE DEGLI AFFLITTI (VARSAVIA))
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE AFFLICTED (WARSAW). - In a small building in Warsaw, some pious women began, in 1858, to give charitable shelter… -
Franciscans of the Family of Mary (FRANCESCANE DELLA FAMIGLIA DI MARIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE FAMILY OF MARY. - Furono fondate nel 1856 a Pietroburgo e approvate a Varsavia dall'arcivescovo Sigmondo Felice… -
Franciscans of the Holy Family (FRANCESCANE DELLA S. FAMIGLIA)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY. - They were founded at Dubuque, Iowa (U.S.A.) in 1875 by Mother Saveria Termehr and by other sisters… -
Franciscans of the Holy Family of Treviri (FRANCESCANE DELLA S. FAMIGLIA DI TREVINI)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF TREVINI. - They were founded by Mother Elisabeth Koch (1815-99) at Eupen in 1839, but the first… -
Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception (Modena) (FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE (MODENA))
FRANCISCANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (MODENA). - The Institute arose in 1881 in Palagano, Modena, with the approval of the local… -
Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception of Bonlanden (FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DI BONLANDEN)
FRANCISCANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF BONLANDEN. - They were founded in 1856 at Bonlanden in Germany by the priest Faustino Mennel… -
Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception of Lons-le-Saunier (FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DI LONS LE SAUNIER)
FRANCISCANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LONS-LE-SAUNIER. - Founded in 1857 at Macorney by the priest Roland (1794-1865), a Franciscan… -
Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception of San Piero a Ponti (FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DI S. PIERO A PONTI)
FRANCISCANS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF SAN PIERO A PONTI. - Founded in 1876 by the priest Olginto Fedi and by Sister Francesca… -
Franciscans of the Most Blessed Sacrament (FRANCESCANE DEL S.MO SACRAMENTO)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT. - They were founded in 1898 by Mother Maria Chiara Serafina of Jesus (Francesca Farolfi,… -
Franciscans of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus of Joliette (FRANCESCANE DEL S.MO CUORE DI GESÙ DI JOLIETTE)
FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS OF JOLIETTE. - They were founded in 1876 at Avila, Indiana (U.S.A.), by some sisters… -
Franciscan Studies (ESTUDIOS FRANCISCANOS)
FRANCISCAN STUDIES. - Journal founded in 1907 by the Capuchin Friars Minor of the province of Catalonia for the defense and illustration of… -
Franciscan Tertiaries of the Holy Cross (TERZIARI FRANCESCANI DELLA SANTA CROCE)
FRANCISCAN TERTIARIES OF THE HOLY CROSS. - They were founded by Brother Giacomo Wirth (1830-72), who was the first superior general, and… -
Gesuati
GESUATI. - The G., or "Apostolic Clerics of St. Jerome," were founded in 1360 by the blessed Giovanni Colombini (v.) and devoted themselves… -
Gilbertines (GILBERTINI)
GILBERTINES. - Religious order, the only one of English origin, founded by St. Gilbert of Sempringham, around the years 1131-35, with… -
Girolamiti
GIROLAMITI. - With this name were called certain Congregations of hermits that arose in Spain and Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries.… -
Giuseppine Della Carità (Vich)
GIUSEPPINE DELLA CARITÀ (Vich). - They were founded at Vich on June 29, 1877 by the servant of God Caterina Corominas y Agustín with the… -
Grey Friars of Charity (FRATI BIGI DELLA CARITÀ)
GREY FRIARS OF CHARITY. - Institute founded in Naples in 1859 by the venerable Father Lodovico da Casoria. The first religious were laymen,… -
Guardian Adorers of the Eucharist, known as Soeurs de Saint-Aignan (GUARDIANE ADORATRICI DELL'EUCARISTIA, DETTE SOEURS DE SAINT-AIGNAN)
GUARDIAN ADORERS OF THE EUCHARIST, KNOWN AS SOEURS DE SAINT-AIGNAN. - A female religious institute, founded in 1853 by Msgr. Dupanloup,… -
Handmaids Conceptionist Of The Divine Heart (ANCELLE CONCEZIONISTE DEL DIVIN CUORE)
HANDMAIDS CONCEPTIONIST OF THE DIVINE HEART. - Some pious ladies of the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul of Seville were summoned to Coria… -
Handmaids Of Charity (ANCELLE DELLA CARITÀ)
HANDMAIDS OF CHARITY. - Religious institute founded in Brescia by Blessed Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa in 1840 for the instruction and… -
Handmaids Of Mary Or Of The Immaculate Conception (ANCELLE DI MARIA O DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
HANDMAIDS OF MARY OR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - Institute derived from that of the Handmaids of the Immaculate Conception (v. above)… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate Conception Of The Blessed Virgin Mary (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DELLA BEATA MARIA VERGINE)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - A religious institute that originated in 1850 through the work of a… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary (ANCELLE DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. - A religious institute that originated in 1845 at Monroe, diocese of Detroit, in the United… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATO CUORE DI MARIA)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. - Religious institute founded in Lerida in Spain in 1862 by Speranza Gonzales y Puig, for the… -
Handmaids Of The Immaculate, Protectresses Of Working Women (ANCELLE DELL'IMMACOLATA PROTETTRICI DELLE OPERAIE)
HANDMAIDS OF THE IMMACULATE, PROTECTRESSES OF WORKING WOMEN. - This institute, founded at Valencia, in Spain, by Giovanna Maria Condesa for… -
Handmaids Of The Infant Jesus (ANCELLE DEL BAMBIN GESÙ)
HANDMAIDS OF THE INFANT JESUS. - Religious congregation founded at Vrhosna (Sarajevo) in 1890 by two local priests for the education of… -
Handmaids Of The Infant Jesus (ANCELLE DI GESÙ BAMBINO)
HANDMAIDS OF THE INFANT JESUS. - Institute of sisters founded in Venice by Elena Silvestri, assisted by her sister Annunziata, in 1884. The… -
Handmaids Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus (ANCELLE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - A female religious institute founded in Naples in 1874 by the venerable Catherine Volpicelli. The… -
Handmaids Of The Sanctuary (ANCELLE DEL SANTUARIO)
HANDMAIDS OF THE SANCTUARY. - Religious institute founded in Piacenza in 1882 through the work of Msgr. Santo Giuseppe Masnini de Cornati,… -
Handmaids Repairers Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus (ANCELLE RIPARATRICI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
HANDMAIDS REPAIRERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Religious institute founded in Messina in 1918 by Maria Anna Palermo, assisted by the… -
Historical Archive of the Society of Jesus (ARCHIVUM HISTORICUM SOCIETATIS IESU)
HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS. - A biannual periodical published in Rome by the College of Historians of the Society of Jesus… -
Hospitaller Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary (OSPEDALIERE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ E DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA)
HOSPITALLER OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. - Institute founded by Fr. Benito Menni (v.), to provide for the… -
Hospitaller of Our Lady of Charity (OSPITALIERE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA CARITÀ)
HOSPITALLER OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY. - Institute founded in Dijon in 1682 by the Ven. B. Joly. In Aug. 1694 the Constitutions were approved… -
Hospitaller of Saint Thomas of Villanova (OSPITALIERE DI SAN TOMMASO DI VILLANOVA)
HOSPITALLER OF SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA. - Nel 1661 l'agostiniano Angelo Le Proust fondò a Lamballe (diocesi di Quimper) una pia… -
Hospitaller Teachers of Mary Immaculate (OSPEDALIERE INSEGNANTI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)
HOSPITALLER TEACHERS OF MARY IMMACULATE. - The Institute arose at Bourges in 1657 as a society of common life without vows, among those… -
Hospitaller Teaching Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Known as the Franciscan Sisters of Calais (OSPITALIERE ISTITUTRICI DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO, DETTE FRANCESCANE DI CALAIS)
HOSPITALER TEACHING SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS, called FRANCISCANS OF CALAIS. - The Institute is the result of the union of… -
Humble Daughters of Mount Calvary (Normal Catholic Institute) (UMILI FIGLIE DEL MONTE CALVARIO (ISTITUTO NORMALE CATTOLICO))
HUMBLE DAUGHTERS OF MOUNT CALVARY (Normal Catholic Institute). - Founded in Paris in 1866 by Adelina Edefir. On June 6, 1893 they received… -
Institute of Charity (ISTITUTO DELLA CARITÀ)
INSTITUTE OF CHARITY. - Religious congregation with simple and perpetual vows, founded by the priest Antonio Rosmini Serbati (v.) on 20… -
Institute of Maria Teresa (ISTITUTO DI MARIA TERESA)
INSTITUTE OF MARIA TERESA. - The Ladies of Mary Theresa, called Servants of Jesus Christ, were founded in Bordeaux in 1815 by Marie Brochet… -
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (English Ladies) (ISTITUTO DELLA BEATA VERGINE MARIA (DAME INGLESI))
INSTITUTE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (ENGLISH LADIES). - Founded at St-Omer (Belgium) in 1609 by Mary Ward (v.), both for the education of… -
Institute of the Consolata Missions (ISTITUTO MISSIONI CONSOLATA)
CONSOLATA MISSIONS INSTITUTE. - In 1891 Canon Giuseppe Allamano (v.), nephew and continuator of the work and spirit of St. Joseph Cafasso,… -
Institute of the Missionary Brothers of Saint Francis of Assisi (FRATELLI MISSIONARI DI SAN FRANCESCO D'ASSISI, ISTITUTO DEI)
INSTITUTE OF THE MISSIONARY BROTHERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI. - It began in 1896 through the work of a certain Paolo Moritz, a converted… -
Institute of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (ISTITUTO DELL'ORATORIO DI SAN FILIPPO NERI)
INSTITUTE OF THE ORATORY OF ST. PHILIP NERI. - It formed its first nucleus at the church of S. Giovanni dei Fiorentini in Rome, when,… -
Josephines of Belgium (GIUSEPPINI DEL BELGIO)
JOSEPHINES OF BELGIUM. - They were founded at Crommont in Flanders in 1817 by the canon C. van Crombrugghe (1798-1865). Originally intended… -
Ladies of Christian Instruction of Liège (DAME DELL'ISTRUZIONE CRISTIANA DI LIEGI)
LADIES OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION OF LIÈGE. - The beginnings of this institute go back to Msgr. M. De Broglie, bishop of Ghent, who gathered… -
Ladies of Nazareth (DAME DI NAZARETH)
LADIES OF NAZARETH. - A female religious institute founded at Montléan in 1821 by the Duchess B. A. de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville for… -
Laínez, Diego
LAÍNEZ, DIEGO. - Theologian, second General of the Society of Jesus, b. in 1512 at Almazán (Castile), d. January 19, 1565 in Rome. Of great… -
Lauer, Aloysius (LAUER, ALOVSIUS)
LAUER, ALOYSIUS. - First Minister General of the Friars Minor after the union of their families (1897), b. at Katholisch-Willenroth in… -
Laura (Ἡ Λαύρα)
LAURA (ἡ λαύρα). - Byzantine monastic organization. The term, which in lexical value corresponds to the Latin vicus (cf. Arnobius, Adv.… -
Little Brothers of Mary (Marist Brothers of the Schools) (PICCOLI FRATELLI DI MARIA (FRATELLI MARISTI DELLE SCUOLE))
LITTLE BROTHERS OF MARY (Marist Brothers of the Schools). - A male lay institute whose purpose is the instruction and education of youth in… -
Little Company of Mary (PICCOLA COMPAGNIA DI MARIA)
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY. - Founded at Nottingham in 1877 by Mary Potter, with the assistance of Bishop Msgr. Bagshawe. On 31 May 1886 the… -
Little Daughters of Saint Joseph (PICCOLE FIGLIE DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
LITTLE DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH. - Religious congregation founded in Montreal on 26 April 1857 by the Sulpician priest Antoine Mercier. On… -
Little Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (PICCOLE FIGLIE DEI SACRI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA)
LITTLE DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - Institute founded in Parma in 1865 by Anna Micheli, with the cooperation of… -
Little Dominican Sisters of the Child Jesus (PICCOLE SUORE DOMENICANE DEL BAMBINO GESÙ)
LITTLE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF THE CHILD JESUS. - Congregazione religiosa fondata a St-Nicolas-de-Beaune (diocesi di Digione, Francia) dal… -
Little Mission for the Deaf (PICCOLA MISSIONE PER I SORDOMUTI)
LITTLE MISSION FOR THE DEAF-MUTE. - Religious congregation founded in Bologna in 1890 by the priest brothers Giuseppe and Cesare Gualandi… -
Little Servants of B (PICCOLE SERVE DELLA B)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE B. V. M. IMMACULATE OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS. - Founded in the diocese of Warsaw in the 19th century.… -
Little Servants of the Immaculate Conception (PICCOLE SERVE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - In 1850 in western Poland Edmondo Bojanowski gathered some pious women in a house of his… -
Little Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (PICCOLE SERVE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE DI GESÙ)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Religious institute founded in Kraków in 1894 by Canon G. Sebastian Pelzar, later… -
Little Servants of the Sacred Heart (PICCOLE ANCELLE DEL SACRO CUORE)
LITTLE HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART. - Congregation founded in 1916 by Msgr. Liviero, bishop of Città di Castello. Purpose: to take in… -
Little Servants of the Sacred Heart Missionary Catechists of the Blacks of Africa (PICCOLE SERVE DEL SACRO CUORE MISSIONARIE CATECHISTE DEI NERI DI AFRICA)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE SACRED HEART MISSIONARY CATECHISTS OF THE BLACKS OF AFRICA. - It originated at Menton through the sisters Alice and… -
Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (PICCOLE SERVE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
LITTLE SERVANTS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Fondate a Torino nel 1875 da Anna Michelotti di Annecy. The decree of praise and the first… -
Little Sisters of Divine Providence (PICCOLE SUORE DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
LITTLE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Founded in 1899 in Alessandria by Teresa Grillo-Michel, moved by a visit to the Little House of St.… -
Little Sisters of Jesus of the Third Order of Saint Francis (PICCOLE SUORE DI GESÙ DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO)
LITTLE SISTERS OF JESUS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS. - L'Istituto ebbe origine verso il 1850 a St-Loup (diocesi di Lione). It is… -
Little Sisters of the Assumption (PICCOLE SUORE DELL'ASSUNZIONE)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION. - They were founded in Paris in 1865 by Fr. Etienne (courtesy of the Little Brothers of Mary) > LITTLE… -
Little Sisters of the Holy Family (PICCOLE SUORE DELLA SANTA FAMIGLIA)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY. - Institute founded by Fr. Camillo Lefebvre, of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, who in 1874 had… -
Little Sisters of the Poor (PICCOLE SUORE DEI POVERI)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. - Jeanne Jugan (b. at Cancalle in France in 1792, d. in 1879) at the beginning of 1839 took into her modest… -
Little Sisters of the Poor of Maiquetía (PICCOLE SUORE DEI POVERI DI MAIQUETIA)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF MAIQUETIA. - Fondata nel 1889 dal sac. G. Machado (arcidiocesi di Caracas) e da suor Emilia di S. Giuseppe.… -
Little Sisters of the Sick (PICCOLE SUORE DEI MALATI)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE SICK. - Fondate dal sac. G. B. Sevres e Gabriella Adele Raoux, a Mauriac (diocesi di St-Flour) nel 1860. The purpose… -
Little Sisters of the Worker (PICCOLE SUORE DELL'OPERAIO)
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE WORKER. - They were founded in Grenoble in 1880 by the Jesuit Father Sambin, with the approval of the bishop Msgr.… -
Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (PICCOLE OPERAIE DEI SACRI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA)
LITTLE WORKERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY. - Founded at Acri (diocese of Bisignano, Cosenza), by Fr. Francesco Maria Greco (d.… -
Little Work of Divine Providence (PICCOLA OPERA DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA)
LITTLE WORK OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE. - Religious congregation, founded in Tortona by Fr. Luigi Orione. Approved by the bishop in 1903, it… -
Loudun, Ursulines of (LOUDUN, ORSOLINE DI)
LOUDUN, Ursulines of. - The community founded in 1626 by the Ursulines of Poitiers (Congregation of Bordeaux) at L., a town in the diocese… -
Luigine of Alba (LUIGINE DI ALBA)
LUIGINE OF ALBA. - The Sisters of St. Luigi were founded at La Morra, diocese of Alba, in 1815 by Fr. G. B. Rubino, a priest of that place,… -
Maestre di Santa Dorotea
MAESTRE DI SANTA DOROTEA. - In 1834 at Quinto, near Genoa, Bl. Paola Frassinetti with six other companions, under the guidance of her… -
Maestre di Santa Dorotea, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts (MAESTRE DI SANTA DOROTEA, FIGLIE DEI SACRI CUORI)
TEACHERS OF SAINT DOROTHY, DAUGHTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS. - In 1815 at Villaperta di Calcinate (Bergamo) the parish priest Giovanni… -
Maestre Pie Dell'Addolorata
MAESTRE PIE DELL'ADDOLORATA. - The Institute arose in 1818 at Coriano, in the diocese of Rimini, where the gentlewoman Elisabetta Renzi… -
Maestre Pie Filippini
MAESTRE PIE FILIPPINI. - In 1692 Cardinal M. A. Barbarigo, bishop of Montefiascone, summoned from nearby Viterbo the Venerable Rosa… -
Maestre Pie Venerini
MAESTRE PIE VENERINI. - They were founded at Viterbo on 30 August 1685 by the venerable Rosa Venerini (v.), with the approval of the bishop… -
Mantellate of the Third Order of the Servants of Mary (MANTELLATE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DEI SERVI DI MARIA)
MANTLES OF THE THIRD ORDER OF THE SERVANTS OF MARY. - In the parish of Treppio, diocese of Pistoia, in 1861, three young women, Marianna… -
Mantellate Serve di Maria di Galeazza
MANTELLATE SERVE DI MARIA DI GALEAZZA. - The Institute originated in 1899, in Bologna, through the work of the archpriest Ferdinando… -
Marcelline
MARCELLINE. - A female religious institute, founded at Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan) on 21 September 1838 by the provost Msgr. Luigi… -
Marianite Della Santa Croce
MARIANITES OF THE HOLY CROSS. - Institute founded at Le Mans in 1841 by the priest B. A. Moreau and by Leocadia Gascoin. It received the… -
Maronite Antonians of Aleppo and Balad (ANTONIANI MARONITI ALEPPINI E BALADITI)
MARONITE ANTONIANS OF ALEPPO AND BALAD. - In 1694 three young Maronites of Aleppo, Gabriel Eva, Abdullah Qara'ali and Joseph al-Batni,… -
Maronite Antonians of Saint Isaiah (ANTONIANI MARONITI DI SANT'ISAIA)
MARONITE ANTONIANS OF SAINT ISAIAH. - Gabriel of Blauzà (d. 1705), a monk of a very austere life, was consecrated bishop of Aleppo in 1663… -
Mechitarists (MECHITARISTI)
MECHITARISTS. - Armenian hieromonks, called thus from the name of their founder Mechitar (v.). Although the initial designation was perhaps… -
Mercedarians (MERCEDARI)
MERCEDARIANS. - Religious order founded by St. Peter Nolasco in 1218 for the purpose of ransoming Christians enslaved by the Mohammedans.… -
Merciedarie Missionarie di Bérriz (MERCEDARIE MISSIONARIE DI BÉRRIZ)
MERCIEDARIE MISSIONARIE DI BÉRRIZ. - The monastery of Bérriz, founded in 1550 as a community of devout Mercedarian women, was changed in… -
Mercurian, Eberhard
MERCURIAN, EBERHARD. - Fourth General of the Society of Jesus, b. at Marcour (Belgium) in 1514, d. at Rome on 1 August 1580. A Jesuit in… -
Minim Daughters of Mary Immaculate (León) (FIGLIE MINIME DI MARIA IMMACOLATA (LEÓN))
MINIM DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE (LEÓN). - The Institute originated in 1883 through the work of the archdeacon d. Paolo Anda, of León in… -
Minime Dell'Addolorata
MINIME DELL'ADDOLORATA. - On May 1, 1868, the servant of God Clelia Barbieri and two companions of hers, under the direction of the parish… -
Minime Del Sacro Cuore
MINIMS OF THE SACRED HEART. - The Institute had humble beginnings in Poggio a Caiano (diocese of Pistoia) through the work of Marianna… -
Minime Del Sacro Cuore Di Maria
MINIMS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY. - Institute founded in 1844 by Giulia Chauchard, who had spent her life instructing children and caring… -
Minime Di Nostra Signora Del Suffragio
MINIME DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL SUFFRAGIO (Minims of Our Lady of Suffrage). - As early as 2 February 1859, Count Francesco Faà di Bruno (v.),… -
Minims (MINIMI)
MINIMS. - A regular mendicant order, with solemn vows, of mixed life, contemplative and apostolic, founded by St. Francis of Paola in 1435.… -
Minim Sisters of Charity of Mary, Sorrowful (Campostrini) (SORELLE MINIME DELLA CARITÀ DI MARIA ADDOLORATA (CAMPOSTRINI))
SORELLE MINIME DELLA CARITÀ DI MARY, SORROWFUL (CAMPOSTRINI). - Founded in Verona in 1817 through the work of the Veronese noblewoman… -
Ministers Of The Sick (MINISTRE DEGLI INFERMI)
MINISTERS OF THE SICK. - The Institute arose in 1819, through the work of the servant of God Domenica Brun-Barbantini, in Lucca, and was… -
Ministers of the Sick (Camillians, Camillini, Crucifers) (MINISTRI DEGLI INFERMI (CAMILLIANI, CAMILLINI, CROCIFERI))
MINISTERS OF THE SICK (Camillians, Camillini, Crucifers). - Regular clerics founded by St. Camillus de Lellis (v.) in 1586. They wear the… -
Miscellanea Franciscana (MISCELLANEA FRANCESCANA)
MISCELLANEA FRANCISCANA. - A quarterly periodical "of theological sciences and Franciscan studies," founded as a journal "of Franciscan… -
Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) (MISSIONARI D'AFRICA (PADRI BIANCHI))
MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (WHITE FATHERS). - The Society, founded by Cardinal Lavigerie in 1868, is composed of priests and coadjutor… -
Missionaries of Marianhill (MISSIONARI DI MARIANNHILL)
MISSIONARIES OF MARIANHILL. - The abbey of Mariannhill in Natal (South Africa) was founded by the Trappist prior Franz Pfanner in 1882, 30… -
Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (MISSIONARI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA SALETTE)
MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE. - Founded by Msgr. Filibert de Bruillard, bishop of Grenoble (d. 1860), on May 1, 1852, recognized… -
Missionaries of Our Lady of the Holy Guard (MISSIONARI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA SANTA GUARDIA)
MISSIONARIES OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY GUARD. - Congregation of secular priests, Minim tertiaries, established in 1700 by the priest Aless.… -
Missionaries of Saint Charles (Scalabrinians) (MISSIONARI DI SAN CARLO (SCALABRINIANI))
MISSIONARIES OF SAINT CHARLES (SCALABRINIANS). - The Pious Society of the M. of S. C. originated at Piacenza on 28 Nov. 1887, the day on… -
Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales (MISSIONARI DI SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES)
MISSIONARIES OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES. - The Congregation was founded on 24 Oct. 1838 at Annecy near the tomb of the Saint, under whose… -
Missionaries of Saint Joseph of Mexico (MISSIONARI DI SAN GIUSEPPE DEL MESSICO)
MISSIONARIES OF SAINT JOSEPH OF MEXICO. - Il 19 dic. 1872 nella città di Messico il sacerdote Giuseppe M. Villaseca, prete della… -
Missionaries of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulists) (MISSIONARI DI SAN PAOLO APOSTOLO (PAULISTI))
MISSIONARI DI SAN PAOLO APOSTOLO (PAULISTI). - It is the first American missionary society, and it was founded in Rome and in New York in… -
Missionaries of the Company of Mary (MISSIONARI DELLA COMPAGNIA DI MARIA)
MISSIONARIES OF THE COMPANY OF MARY. - From the very beginnings of his priesthood St. Louis M. Grignion de Montfort (v.) had thought of… -
Missionaries of the Holy Family (MISSIONARI DELLA SANTA FAMIGLIA)
MISSIONARIES OF THE HOLY FAMILY. - Religious congregation founded in 1895 by Fr. G. B. Berthier at Grave, near Bois-le-Duc in Holland. The… -
Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (MISSIONARI DELLO SPIRITO SANTO)
MISSIONARIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. - A religious congregation that arose at Tepeyac, near Mexico City, at Christmas in 1914, when Msgr.… -
Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception of Lourdes (MISSIONARI DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DI LOURDES)
MISSIONARIES OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF LOURDES. - In 1835 some zealous priests took charge of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Caraison… -
Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood (MISSIONARI DEL PREZIOSISSIMO SANGUE)
MISSIONARIES OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. - Religious congregation founded by the blessed Gaspare Del Bufalo (v.) in 1815, at Giano… -
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MISSIONARI DEL SACRO CUORE)
MISSIONARIES OF THE SACRED HEART. - Religious congregation founded at Issoudun, in France, in 1854 by Fr. Jules Chevalier, with the… -
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Majorca) (MISSIONARI DEI SACRI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA (MAIORCA))
MISSIONARIES OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY (Majorca). - Religious congregation founded by Fr. Joachim Rossellò Ferrà and… -
Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Naples) (MISSIONARI DEI SACRI CUORI DI GESÙ E MARIA (NAPOLI))
MISSIONARIES OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY (Naples). - Religious congregation founded in 1833 by the venerable Gaetano Errico, at… -
Missionaries of the Workers (MISSIONARI DEGLI OPERALI)
MISSIONARIES OF THE OPERALI. - Religious congregation founded on 24 Nov. 1894 at Seraing in Belgium by the priest Theophilus Reyn with the… -
Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA)
MISSIONARY DAUGHTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY - St. Anthony Mary Claret, painting by F. Madrazo - Segovia, Mission House of the… -
Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, King (MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE RE IMMACOLATO DI MARIA)
MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL CUORE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, KING. - The original title was "Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Heart of… -
Missionaries Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MISSIONARI FIGLI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
MISSIONARIES SONS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Religious congregation dependent on the S. Congregation of Propaganda, which erected it… -
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of the Queen of the Apostles (MISSIONARIE BENEDETTINE DELLA REGINA DEGLI APOSTOLI)
BENEDICTINE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES. - The Institute was founded at Loppen-les-Bruges (Belgium) by the Benedictine… -
Missionary Benedictines of Tutzing (BENEDETTINE MISSIONARIE DI TUTZING)
MISSIONARY BENEDICTINES OF TUTZING. - Father Andreas Amrhein, founder of the Congregation of the Benedictines of Sankt Ottilien for foreign… -
Missionary Canonesses of Saint Augustine (MISSIONARIE CANONICHESSE DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
MISSIONARY CANONESSES OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. - The Congregation was founded in 1897 by Mother Maria Luisa de Meester (d. 10 Oct. 1928) at… -
Missionary Catechists of Oruro (MISSIONARIE CATECHISTE DI ORURO)
MISSIONARY CATECHISTS OF ORURO. - On June 16, 1925, Msgr. Antezana, bishop of Oruro (Bolivia), accompanied by two fathers of the Heart of… -
Missionary Daughters of the Most Sacred Heart (MISSIONARIE ANCELLE DEL SACRATISSIMO CUORE)
MISSIONARY HANDMAIDS OF THE MOST SACRED HEART. - The Institute was founded in 1890 in Baltimore (Maryland, U.S.A.), when, with the approval… -
Missionary Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary (MISSIONARIE DOMENICANE DEL S.MO ROSARIO)
MISSIONARY DOMINICAN SISTERS OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY. - The Institute was founded in Lima (Peru) in 1913 by Msgr. Raimondo Zubieta y Les, a… -
Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MISSIONARIE FRANCESCANE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
MISSIONARY FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - Religious institute founded at Belle Prairie, Minnesota (U.S.A.), by Sister… -
Missionary Franciscans of Saint Joseph (FRANCESCANE MISSIONARIE DI S. GIUSEPPE)
MISSIONARY FRANCISCANS OF SAINT JOSEPH. - They were founded by Mother Alice Inghan, or, at the insistence of Cardinal Vaughan, in 1874 they… -
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters) (MISSIONARIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA D'AFRICA (SUORE BIANCHE))
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA (WHITE SISTERS). - Msgr. Lavigerie, Archbishop of Algiers, founded this Congregation, just as he… -
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (MISSIONARIE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DEL ROSARIO)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY. - The Institute was founded at Killeshandra, in the diocese of Kilmore (Ireland), by Msgr.… -
Missionary Sisters of the Assumption of Grahamstown (MISSIONARIE DELL'ASSUNZIONE DI GRAHAMSTOWN)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION OF GRAHAMSTOWN. - They originated from the Institute of the Sisters of the Assumption, founded in… -
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit (MISSIONARIE DELLO SPIRITO SANTO)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. - Institute founded on 5 January 1920 by Msgr. Alexandre Le Roy, superior general of the… -
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MISSIONARIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - The Institute had its beginning in 1902 at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges near Montréal (Canada),… -
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God (MISSIONARIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. - In 1910 Msgr. A. Bahlmann, prelate of Santarem (Brazil), called… -
Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood of Aarle-Rixtel (MISSIONARIE DEL PREZIOSO SANGUE DI AARLE RIXTEL, SUORE)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF AARLE RIXTEL, SISTERS. - Although they were instituted in 1885 by Abbot Francesco Pfanner as an… -
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MISSIONARIE DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ)
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. - Religious institute founded by St. Frances Xavier Cabrini on Nov. 14, 1880, at Codogno… -
Missionary Zealot Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MISSIONARIE ZELATRICI DEL SACRO CUORE)
MISSIONARY ZEALOTS OF THE SACRED HEART. - The Institute was founded in 1894 by Sister Clelia Merloni, for the purpose of spreading devotion… -
Monks of Saint Paul the First Hermit (MONACI DI SAN PAOLO PRIMO EREMITA)
MONKS OF SAINT PAUL THE FIRST HERMIT. - They took their name from St. Paul of Thebes, the first hermit, who lived in Egypt in the 3rd-4th… -
Monumenta Historica Societatis Iesu
MONUMENTA HISTORICA SOCIETATIS IESU. - A publication of documents for the history of the Society of Jesus, begun in Madrid in 1894 and… -
Monumenta Ordinis Fratrum Praedicatorum Historica
MONUMENTA ORDINIS FRATRUM PRAEDICATORUM HISTORICA. - A series of critical editions of sources for the history of the Dominican Order, begun… -
Monumenta Ordinis Servorum Sanctae Mariae
MONUMENTA ORDINIS SERVORUM SANCTAE MARIAE. - A publication whose purpose is to reproduce and disseminate the principal historical… -
Mothers of the Abandoned (MADRI DEGLI ABBANDONATI)
MOTHERS OF ABANDONED CHILDREN. - L'Istituto, sotto il patrocinio di s. Giuseppe de la Montana, fu fondato nel 1881 a Valle di Abdalajs,… -
Nurse of the Sorrowful (INFERMIERE DELL'ADDOLORATA)
NURSE OF THE SORROWFUL. - On Sept. 27, 1850, Giovanna Franchi, together with other young women, under the guidance of the penitentiary and… -
Oblates and Oblate Sisters (OBLATI E OBLATE)
OBLATES AND OBLATE SISTERS. - This was the name given to children consecrated to God in a monastery by their own parents, and to those… -
Oblates and Oblate Sisters, Congregations of (OBLATI E OBLATE, CONGREGAZIONI DI)
OBLATES AND OBLATE SISTERS, Congregations of. - Religious institutes of men and women, with or without religious vows. Still in existence… -
Olivetan Benedictines (BENEDETTINI OLIVETANI)
OLIVETAN BENEDICTINES. - A family of the great Benedictine Order, founded in 1313 at Monte Oliveto Maggiore, in the province of Siena, by… -
Oratory of Eternal Wisdom (ORATORIO DELL'ETERNA SAPIENZA)
ORATORY OF ETERNAL WISDOM. - An association or Company of ecclesiastics and laypeople desirous of a more intense spiritual life, born and… -
Oratory of Jesus and of Immaculate Mary (ORATORIO DI GESÙ E DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)
ORATORY OF JESUS AND OF IMMACULATE MARY. - A society of priests living in community without vows, founded in Paris in 1611 by Pierre de… -
Order of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge (ORDINE DI NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLA CARITÀ DEL RIFUGIO)
ORDER OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY OF THE REFUGE. - It was founded by St. John Eudes at Caen (Normandy) in 1641, with the primary purpose of the… -
Order of Preachers (FRATI PREDICATORI, ORDINE DEL)
ORDER OF PREACHERS. - Mendicant order founded by St. Dominic (hence: Dominicans) for preaching. Its modern constitutions indicate the means… -
Order of the Holy Cross (ORDINE DELLA SANTA CROCE)
ORDER OF THE HOLY CROSS. - On the origin of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross there is no > (from A. A. Huckel, Homen, Fribourg 1861,… -
Order of the Most Holy Trinity (ORDINE DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ)
ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - Martin, archbishop of Toledo, with the consent of the Chapter, grants to St. John of Matha the perpetual… -
Paris Foreign Missions Society (SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI PARIGI)
SOCIETY FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS OF PARIS. - It is the oldest exclusively missionary Institute, founded in 1660 by the first apostolic vicars… -
Passionist Sisters (PASSIONISTE, SUORE)
PASSIONIST SISTERS. - Founded by St. Paul of the Cross, they had their Rules and Constitutions approved for the first time by Clement XIV… -
Perpetual Adorers of Saint Mary of Guadalupe (ADORATRICI PERPETUE DI S. MARIA DI GUADALUPE)
PERPETUAL ADORERS OF SAINT MARY OF GUADALUPE. - They arose in Mexico in 1881 through the work of Sister Maddalena dell'Incarnazione, and… -
Pilgrim Brothers (FRATELLI PELLEGRINI)
PILGRIM BROTHERS. - Name given in the Middle Ages to the missionary friars of the Order of St. Dominic. Not belonging to any particular… -
Pious Daughters of Mary Most Holy (MAESTRE PIE FIGLIE DI MARIA S.MA)
PIOUS DAUGHTERS OF MARY MOST HOLY. - On the eve of Corpus Christi in 1829 (19 June), Caterina Molinari (later Sister Maria Vittoria… -
Pious Disciples of the Divine Master (PIE DISCEPOLE DEL DIVIN MAESTRO)
PIOUS DISCIPLES OF THE DIVINE MASTER. - Fondate ad Alba nel 1924 da d. Alberione. Scopo: essere di aiuto con la preghiera e le opere ai due… -
Pious Mothers of the Negroes (PIE MADRI DELLA NIGRIZIA)
PIOUS MOTHERS OF NIGRIZIA. - Religious congregation dependent on Propaganda, founded in 1872 in Verona by the servant of God Daniele… -
Pious Rural Catechists (PII OPERAI CATECHISTI RURALI)
PIOUS RURAL CATECHISTS. - A congregation whose purpose is religious assistance in the countryside and the establishment of agricultural… -
Pious Sisters of Redemption (PIE SUORE DELLA REDENZIONE)
PIOUS SISTERS OF THE REDEMPTION. - Institute founded in Cagliari in 1935 by Mother Anna of Jesus. It was elevated to an Institute of… -
Pious Sisters of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mute (PIE SORELLE DELLA PICCOLA MISSIONE PER LE SORDOMUTE)
PIOUS SISTERS OF THE LITTLE MISSION FOR THE DEAF-MUTE. - Istituto fondato a Bologna, nel 1890, dai due fratelli sacerdoti Giuseppe e Cesare… -
Pious Union of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (PIA UNIONE DI GESÙ, MARIA E GIUSEPPE)
PIOUS UNION OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH. - Religious congregation with simple vows founded in 1880 by Sister Rita Amata of Jesus in Portugal… -
Pious Workers of the Immaculate Conception (PIE OPERAIE DELL'IMMACOLATA CONCEZIONE)
PIOUS WORKERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. - Founded in 1744 by Msgr. Fr. A. Marcucci, bishop of Montaldo Marche. The purpose is the… -
Pontifical Society of Saint Francis Xavier for Foreign Missions (PIA SOCIETÀ SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE)
PIOUS SOCIETY OF SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS. - It was founded by the servant of God Guido M. Conforti, at Parma, in 1895. A… -
Poor Brothers of Saint Francis Seraphic (FRATELLI POVERI DI SAN FRANCESCO SERAFICO)
POOR BROTHERS OF SAINT FRANCIS SERAPHIC. - They were founded by Fr. Giovanni Hover (1816-64) at Aachen in 1861 under the influence of the… -
Poor Clares (CLARISSE)
POOR CLARES. - Name of the Second Order founded by St. Francis of Assisi with St. Clare of Assisi in 1212 and, at the beginning, propagated… -
Poor Clares (MONACHE POVERE CLARISSE)
POOR CLARES. - The Institute arose from the union of the Communities of independent Poor Clares existing in Newry, Cavan, Keady and… -
Poor Daughters Of Saint Anthony (POVERE FIGLIE DI SANT'ANTONIA)
POOR DAUGHTERS OF SAINT ANTHONY. - Religious institute, founded by Sister Miradio della Provvidenza di S. Gaetano (Giulia Bonifacio), a… -
Poor Daughters of Saint Joseph Calasanctius (Florence) (FIGLIE POVERE DI SAN GIUSEPPE CA-LASANZIO (FIRENZE))
POOR DAUGHTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH CALASANCTIUS (Florence). - On June 24, 1889, the archbishop of Siena, Msgr. Zini, a Piarist, invested the… -
Poor Daughters of the Stigmata of Saint Francis (POVERE FIGLIE DELLE STIMMATE DI SAN FRANCESCO)
POOR DAUGHTERS OF THE STIGMATA OF SAINT FRANCIS. - Founded in Florence in 1848 by Anna Lapini dei Fiorelli. Purpose: the free Christian and… -
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (POVERE ANCELLE DI GESÙ CRISTO)
POOR HANDMAIDS OF JESUS CHRIST. - Religious institute founded at Dernbach (Hesse) in 1848 by Maria Caterina Kasper for the instruction and… -
Poor Handmaids of the Mother of God (POVERE ANCELLE DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
POOR HANDMAIDS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. - Institute founded at Westminster (England) in 1868 by the pious lady Mary Magdalene Taylor. The… -
Poor School Sisters Of The Third Order Of Saint Francis (POVERE SUORE SCOLASTICHE DEL TERZ'ORDINE DI SAN FRANCESCO)
POOR SCHOOL SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS. - Founded by Fr. Sebastiano Schwarz, parish priest in Vöcklabruck (diocese of… -
Poor Sisters of Buenos Aires of Saint Joseph (POVERE SUORE BONAERENSI DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
POOR SISTERS OF BUENOS AIRES OF SAINT JOSEPH. - The work began on 28 Jan. 1880, when Mother Camila Rolón, with the approval of the…