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• The Pious Society of Missions —     The Pious Society of Missions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pious Society of Missions     Founded by Ven. Vincent Mary Pallotti in 1835. The members of the society are generally called Pallottini Fathers. Its object is to preserve the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Pious Fund of the Californias —     The Pious Fund of the Californias     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pious Fund of the Californias     (Fondo Piadoso de las Californias)     The Pious Fund of the Californias had its origin, in 1697, in voluntary donations made by individuals …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pious Fund of the Californias — The Pious Fund of the Californias ( Fondo Piadoso de las Californias ) was a fund, originating in 1697, to sponsor Catholic Spanish missions in California. It later became the object of litigation between the US and Mexican governments, making… …   Wikipedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Restored Jesuits (1814-1912) —     Society of Jesus, History of the (1814 1912)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Jesuits After the Restoration (1814 1912)     Pius VII had resolved to restore the Society during his captivity in France; and after his return to Rome he did so… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Society of Jesus —     The Society of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Society of Jesus     (Company of Jesus, Jesuits)     See also DISTINGUISHED JESUITS, JESUIT APOLOGETIC, EARLY JESUIT GENERALS, and fou …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Jesuits (The Society of Jesus) —     The Society of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Society of Jesus     (Company of Jesus, Jesuits)     See also …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Paccanarists) —     Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     (PACCANARISTS).     This society was founded by two young seminarists of Saint Sulpice who had emigrated to Belgium during the French… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Society of Saint-Sulpice —     Society of Saint Sulpice     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of Saint Sulpice     Founded at Paris by M. Olier (1642) for the purpose of providing directors for the seminaries established by him (see OLIER). At the founder s death (1657)… …   Catholic encyclopedia