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Religious Order

Servite Order

Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations
Origin from 1233

The Servite Order, officially the Order of Servants of Mary, is one of the five original mendicant orders of the Catholic Church, established in 1233 by seven wealthy Florentine merchants who abandoned their families and businesses to pursue lives of poverty and spiritual devotion on Monte Senario, a mountain outside Florence. The seven founders, Bonfilius Monaldi, Alexis Falconieri, Benedict dell'Antella, Bartholemew Amidei, Ricovero Uguccioni, Gerardino Sostegni and Giovanni Manetti, dedicated themselves to honoring Mary under her title Mother of Sorrows, and were canonized together by Pope Leo XIII on 15 January 1888. The order today comprises friars, contemplative nuns, religious sisters and lay groups, with headquarters at San Marcello al Corso in Rome.

Facts
Classification
Kind of order
Catholic Religious Orders and Congregations 3
Apostolate
Teaching and Education 2
Apostolate
Preaching 2
Who may join
Lay and Ordained Together 2
Origins
Origin Period
from 1233 1
Belief
Defining Doctrinal Position
Catholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2
Practice
Liturgical Language
The vernacular 2
Liturgical Language
Latin 2
Organisation
Ordination
Holy Orders / Apostolic Succession 2
Ordination
Vowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2
Status
Status Today
Living tradition, practised today 2
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Roman Catholicism, Denominations

Governed By Polity

Centralised Corporate Polity, Doctrines
Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Order of Servites

Originated In

Italy, Countries
Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Order of Servites

Rooted In

Roman Catholicism, Denominations
Source Servite Order (Wikipedia)

Uses Liturgical Language

Latin, Languages
Vernacular Language, Languages
Sources
1. Wikidata: Servite Order
Wikidata Q615923, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
3. Servite Order (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph
    The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (Latin: Ordo Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis; abbreviated OSM), is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Catho
  • Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
    The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (Latin: Ordo Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis; abbreviated OSM), is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Catholic Church.
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Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Order of Servites
Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)
  • Originated In: Italy, Opening article text
    To the city of Florence belongs the glory of giving to the Church the seven youths who formed the nucleus of the order
  • Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Government
    All offices in the order are elective and continue for three years, except that of general and assistant- generals which are for six years.
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