Religious Orders
Ordini, Congregazioni E Istituti Religiosi · 39 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsEcclesiastical Congregations (Congregazioni ecclesiastiche)
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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.… -
Bartolomeiti (BARTOLOMITI)
BARTOLOMEITI. - An order of Armenian monks who fled to Italy from the regions of Armenia-Cilicia already threatened by the infidels, and… -
Battistini
BATTISTINI. - Name of a missionary society of secular priests (Congregatio sacerdotum saecularium missionariorum de Sancto Ioanne… -
Bethlehemites (BETLEMITI)
BETHLEHEMITES. - Chivalric orders and religious congregations. I. - This name is borne by certain chivalric orders, among which are… -
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… -
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.… -
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),… -
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 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 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 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 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 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)… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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 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 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, 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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Premonstratensians (PREMOSTRATENSI)
PREMONSTRATENSIANS. - Canons regular who took their name from Prémontré (diocese of Soissons), where in 1120 they were founded by St.… -
Priests of Mercy (PRETI DELLA MISERICORDIA)
PRIESTS OF MERCY. - A congregation of missionary priests first called the "Society of the Missions of France," founded by Fr. G. B. Rauzan… -
Priests of the Schools of Charity (SACERDOTI DELLE SCUOLE DI CARITÀ)
PRIESTS OF THE SCHOOLS OF CHARITY. - Religious congregation, also known under the name of the Cavanis Institute, founded in Venice by the… -
Priests of the Stigmata of N (PRETI DELLE STIMMATE DI N)
PRIESTS OF THE STIGMATA OF N. S. JESUS CHRIST. - They began in Verona on 4 Nov. 1816 as a private union of secular priests for the free… -
Religious Tertiary Capuchins Of Our Lady Of Sorrows (RELIGIOSI TERZIARI CAPPUCCINI DI NOSTRA SIGNORA ADDOLORATA)
CAPUCHIN TERTIARY RELIGIOUS OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS. - They were founded by Luigi Amigò at Masamagrell (Valencia) in Spain on 12 April 1889.… -
Resurrectionists (RESURREZIONISTI)
RESURRECTIONISTS. - A religious congregation begun in 1836 in Paris by Bogdan Janski, Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz, who were at… -
Rogationists (ROGAZIONISTI)
ROGATIONISTS. - Religious congregation of priests founded in Messina, alongside that of the "Daughters of the Divine Zeal" (v.), by Canon… -
Sulpicians (SULPIZIANI)
SULPICIANS. - They were founded in Paris in 1642 by J. J. Olier (v.), pastor of St. Sulpice, to raise the fortunes of the French clergy,… -
Windesheim
WINDESHEIM. - A Dutch locality near Zwolle (v.), where the Congregation of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine known as that of W. arose.…