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The Alexians, officially named as the Congregation of Alexian Brothers (Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Cellitarum seu Alexianorum), abbreviated C.F.A., is a Catholic lay religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men specifically devoted to caring for the sick which has its origin in Europe at the time of the Black Death.
Candidates for the priesthood were ordained in Saratov by the Bishop of Tiraspol, who was the ecclesiastical superior of the Catholic Church in Georgia; for a time they filled parish duties as secular priests, after which they were appointed by the congregation to a post where they might minister to their countrymen. [1]
The Marians were the first Catholic religious institute for men dedicated to honor Mary’s Immaculate Conception. The community traces its roots to Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński who was beatified in Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń , Licheń Stary , Poland , in 2007, and canonized on 5 June 2016 at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican ...
Catholic congregations in France; Celestines; Christian Doctrine Fathers; Claretians; Community of Saint Martin; Community of St. John; Compagnia dell'Immacolata Concezione; Compagnons de Jeanne d'Arc; Company of Mary; Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady; Conception of Our Lady; Congregatio Discipulorum Domini; Congregation of Christian ...
Alexians; beggars; belt makers; nurses; pilgrims; travellers; Kalavryta Saint Alexius of Rome or Alexius of Edessa ( Greek : Ἀλέξιος , Alexios ), also Alexis , was a fourth-century Greek monk who lived in anonymity and is known for his dedication to Christ.
The Alexian Brothers' Novitiate is a manor house located in Gresham, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] Originally built in 1939 as a residence, it would be converted into a novitiate for the Alexian Brothers' order in 1950 after being donated to them. [2]
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church, whose offices are located in New Bedford, MA. It publishes hard-copy books and e-books on the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God, but also Marian, Eucharistic and ...
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest later recognized as a Catholic saint. (Oblate means a person dedicated to God or God's service.)