Home›Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations›Origin Period Start Year›20th centuryBrowse By20th 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.Facts20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 120th centuryFilter Results11 entriesRooted InAllRoman Catholicism (8)Originated InAllCanada (2)France (2)Italy (1)United States (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (11)Liturgical LanguageAllLatin (10)The vernacular (11)Ordination PracticeAllHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession (5)Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) (11)Doctrinal PositionAllCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority (10)TraditionAllRoman Catholicism (6)Kind of orderAllCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations (9)Who may joinAllLay and Ordained Together (5)Men Only (2)Women Only (5)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (5)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (1)Missionary Work (2)Preaching (5)Teaching and Education (10)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Bose Monastic Community20th centuryBrothers of Our Lady of the Fields20th centuryCommunity of Saint Martin20th centuryCommunity of St. John20th centuryCompanions of the Cross20th centuryLegion of Christ20th centuryLittle Sisters of Jesus20th centuryMaryknoll Sisters20th centuryMedical Mission Sisters20th centuryReligious Sisters of Mercy20th centurySisters for Christian Community20th 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.