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There are about 1,200 Marianists: 405 priests, two bishops, and 800 brothers on four continents and 38 countries. The Marianists say that they "devote the major part of their efforts to inculturation to become rooted in new countries, in Asia and Africa, and also to be in tune with the surrounding cultures that challenge us and that we call modern or postmodern."
The Marianists, also called the Society of Mary was founded in 1817 by Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, a priest who survived the persecutions of Catholics during the French Revolution. There are currently 500 priests and over 1,500 religious in the organization. The Society is one of the four branches of the Marianist Family.
The priest was George Matulaitis-Matulewicz, and at that time he was a professor at the Academy of Theology in St. Petersburg, Russia. Matulaitis had a profound understanding of the contributions and significance of religious life to society, although Catholic monasteries were being suppressed at that time.
C. Camaldolese; Capuciati; Catholic congregations in France; Celestines; Christian Doctrine Fathers; Claretians; Community of Saint Martin; Community of St. John
“Mary in the Early Church” : Marist think of Mary in this group of believers at the beginning: with her faith and wisdom she had much to contribute to the life of the church, but in an unobtrusive manner. [5] Saint Marcellin Champagnat founder of the Marist Brothers. “Compassion”: Marists consider that compassion must be expressed in ...
Joseph Gérard (1831–1914), French missionary priest, called the "Apostle of the Basuthos," beatified in 1988 [2] Józef Cebula (1902–1941), Polish priest killed by the Nazis at Mauthausen concentration camp, beatified in 1999 [2] Blessed Oblate Martyrs of Spain, 22 Oblate companions executed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, beatified ...
The Family's four branches are the Society of Mary (Marianists) (S.M.), a religious institute of priests and religious brothers; the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (F.M.I., or also known as Marianist Sisters), an institute of religious sisters; the Alliance Mariale (A.M.), an historically all-female secular institute, composed of laypeople, who ...
Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo, ordained 2016, currently administrator, St. George Church, Sacramento, CA, and director of Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. Fr. Eddie Doherty, [230] He had previously been known as a reporter. Fr. Damon Geiger, pastor of St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church, Miami, Fl. Eparchy of Newton.