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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.
St Alexius is also the patron saint of the religious institute known as the Alexians and of the Greek town of Kalavryta. The tale of St Alexius has parallels with that of The Prodigal Son, as told in the biblical Book of Luke. As it appears in Legenda aurea [17] (later retold in the Gesta Romanorum [18]).
The following is a list of current Catholic religious institutes.Most are Latin Catholic; however, Eastern Catholic institutes are also included.. The list given here includes not only examples of pontifical-right institutes but also some that are only of diocesan right.
The Catholic Church in Louisiana, by Roger Baudier, New Orleans, 1939. Guide to the Catholic Sisterhoods in the United States, edited by Thomas P. McCarthy, CSV, The Catholic University of America Press, 1964. ISBN 0-8132-1312-6
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 ...
New Catholic 'Encyclopedia (1967), complete coverage of all topics by Catholic scholars; Power, Edward John. A history of Catholic higher education in the United States (1st edition 1958) online; a greatl expanded 2nd edition is Edward J. Power, Catholic higher education in America, a history (1972)--not online.
Through their apostolates, they are involved in: seminaries, formation of the laity, chaplaincies, Catholic education, parishes, spiritual centers, etc. [5] The Province of France operates the Foyer Saint Jean Eudes, a guesthouse for people coming to Paris for university studies, or to participate in meetings or conferences organized by the ...
The Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e(d) Alessio is a basilica, rectory church served by the Somaschans, and titular church for a cardinal-priest on the Aventine Hill in the third prefecture of central Rome, Italy.