Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Origin Period Start Year›17th centuryBrowse By17th centuryThis page groups religious orders by the year they were founded. Wikipedia notes that "religious life began in the Latin Church as early as the 3rd century, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in the 6th, in 529." Browsing by founding year lets a visitor compare how old one order is against another.Facts17th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 117th centuryFilter Results8 entriesRooted InAllRoman Catholicism (6)Originated InAllCanada (1)France (4)Guatemala (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (8)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (8)The vernacular (8)Ordination PracticeAllHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession (5)Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (8)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (8)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (7)Kind of orderAllCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations (8)Who may joinAllLay and Ordained Together (5)Men Only (2)Women Only (3)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (3)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (1)Preaching (5)Teaching and Education (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Bethlehemite Brothers17th centuryBonalists17th centuryCongregation of Notre Dame17th centuryCongregation of the Mission17th centuryInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools17th centuryOrder of the Visitation of Holy Mary17th centurySisters of the Infant Jesus17th centurySulpicians17th centurySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.