Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem Created by Innocent III, had its inception in the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Rome, and spread throughout the Christian world, rendering invaluable services. Repeated attempts were made to make the Hospitallers of the Holy Ghost military, although they never resorted to arms. The institution was granted several privileges … Continue reading “Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem”
Order of Minims
Order of Minims Members of the religious order founded in 1435, by Saint Francis of Paula, on the same principle of organization as that of all mendicants. The society was first propagated in Italy and introduced by special royal favor into France in 1482. From France the Minims spread to Spain and in 1497, the … Continue reading “Order of Minims”
Order of Knights of Saint Gregory
Order of Knights of Saint Gregory A pontifical order of knighthood founded by Pope Gregory XVI, 1 September 1831, as a decoration for meritorious services of subjects of the States of the Church, under the patronage of Saint Gregory I. It has both a civil and a military division. Membership in the Order is not … Continue reading “Order of Knights of Saint Gregory”
Order of Friars Preachers
Order of Friars Preachers Founded by Saint Dominic de Guzman at Prouille, France, and received pontifical letters from Pope Innocent III, 1205, adopting the Rule of Saint Augustine, with certain additions, 1216. The salvation of souls, especially by means of preaching, is the aim of the order, which soon spread in other countries. Preaching and … Continue reading “Order of Friars Preachers”
Order of Friars Minor Conventuals
Order of Friars Minor Conventuals One of the three religious bodies forming the First Order of Saint Francis. The friars observe the rule of Saint Francis, with certain dispensations in regard to poverty. The separation of the Franciscans into two branches which came to be known as Observants and Conventuals formally dates from the Council … Continue reading “Order of Friars Minor Conventuals”
Order of Friars Minor Capuchins
Order of Friars Minor Capuchins A branch of the first Franciscan Order and reform of the Observants of the Marches, instituted in 1525 by Father Matteo da Bassi. Aiming at a more perfect return to the primitive observance of the Rule of Saint Francis, in resistance to the secularizing tendency which accepted certain relaxations, Father … Continue reading “Order of Friars Minor Capuchins”
Order of Friars Minor
Order of Friars Minor Part of the First Order of Saint Francis, commonly called Franciscans, formed by Saint Francis of Assisi, 1207-1208, and legally established, 1209. In 1517, all early reforms of the order, such as the Clareni, Colletani, etc., were united in one body henceforward known as Friars Minor of Saint Francis, or Friars … Continue reading “Order of Friars Minor”
Order of Fontevrault
Order of Fontevrault The monastery of Fontevrault was founded by Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, at the close of the 11th century, on the confines of Anjou, Tours, and Poitou. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, following a rule supplementary to that of Saint Benedict, and governed by an abbess. At the death … Continue reading “Order of Fontevrault”
Order of Discalced Carmelites
Order of Discalced Carmelites Its mother-house is in Rome and is established in Spain, Italy, England, Ireland, Portugal , France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Poland , Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, Malta, Palestine, Syria, Mount Lebanon, Mesopotamia, Persia, British India (in the Kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin), Egypt, the United States, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, … Continue reading “Order of Discalced Carmelites”
Order of Clerks Regular
Order of Clerks Regular Religious order founded at Rome in 1524 by Saint Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene, Paolo Consiglieri, Bonifacio da Colle, and Giovanni Pietro Carafa, to recall the clergy to an edifying life and the laity to the practise of virtue. Saint Gaetano and his companions endeavored to combat the errors of Martin … Continue reading “Order of Clerks Regular”