Religious Orders
Ordini, Congregazioni E Istituti Religiosi · 40 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsReligious Institutes (Istituti religiosi)
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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 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 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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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,… -
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 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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Presentation Brothers (FRATELLI DELLA PRESENTAZIONE)
BROTHERS OF THE PRESENTATION. - In 1802, at Waterford, Edmund Ignatius Rice founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools… -
Priestly Fraternity (FRATERNITÀ SACERDOTALE)
PRIESTLY FRATERNITY. - Institution that arose in Paris in 1901 on the initiative of Fr. M. E. Prevost (b. 1860, d. 1946), to give priests… -
Priestly Society of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (SOCIETÀ SACERDOTALE DELLA SANTA CROCE ED «OPUS DEI»)
PRIESTLY SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CROSS AND OPUS DEI. - It is the first secular institute of pontifical right, approved according to the norms… -
Scarboro Foreign Mission Society (SOCIETÀ PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE DI SCARBORO)
SOCIETY FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS OF SCARBORO. - It originated in 1918 in the diocese of Ottawa (U.S.A.) through the work of the missionary John… -
Secular Institutes (ISTITUTI SECOLARI)
SECULAR INSTITUTES. - These are the name given to new forms of religious life without the obligation of common life, as this is juridically… -
Servants of Charity (SERVI DELLA CARITÀ)
SERVANTS OF CHARITY. - A religious congregation of priests and laymen founded by the servant of God Fr. Luigi Guanella (v.) with the… -
Society of Mary (Marianists) (SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARIANISTI))
SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIANISTS). - Religious congregation founded in 1817 in Bordeaux by G. G. Chaminade (v.). The first seven members of the… -
Society of Mary (Marists) (SOCIETÀ DI MARIA (MARISTI))
SOCIETY OF MARY (MARISTS). - Religious congregation founded at Belley by the ven. Jean-Claude Colin (v.) on 22 June 1825 for the work of… -
Society of Saint Paul (PIA SOCIETÀ SAN PAOLO)
SOCIETY OF SAINT PAUL. - Clerical religious congregation with simple vows, comprising two classes of members: clerics and laymen. It arose… -
Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines) (SOCIETÀ DELL'APOSTOLATO CATTOLICO (PALLOTTINI))
SOCIETY OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE (PALLOTTINES). - A priestly society, exempt, without vows, founded in Rome on 4 April 1835 by Bl.… -
Sons of Charity of Issy (FIGLI DELLA CARITÀ D'ISSY)
SONS OF THE CHARITY OF ISSY. - Congregation founded in Paris in 1918 by Fr. Jean-Emil Anizan (b. 1853, d. 1928) for the evangelization of… -
Sons of Mary Immaculate (FIGLI DI MARIA IMMACOLATA)
SONS OF MARY IMMACULATE. - Institute founded in Brescia in 1849 by the Ven. Lodovico Pavoni. In 1819 he had already opened an institute for… -
Turin Society of Saint Joseph (PIA SOCIETÀ TORINESE DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
TURIN SOCIETY OF SAINT JOSEPH. - It was founded in Turin on 19 March 1873 by the servant of God Fr. Leonardo Murialdo, to give poor and… -
Œuvre de la Jeunesse (OEUVRE DE LA JEUNESSE)
ŒUVRE DE LA JEUNESSE. - In 1799, in the midst of the French Revolution, the priest G. G. Allemand laid in Marseille the foundations of a…