Origin from 1641
The Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice, known as the Sulpicians, is a Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right for men, founded in 1641 by Father Jean-Jacques Olier, who gathered a few priests and seminarians around him at Vaugirard, a suburb of Paris, in the final months of that year. Olier, shaped by the French School of Spirituality and mentored by Vincent de Paul and Charles de Condren, sought to reform priestly formation at a time when the French priesthood suffered from low morale and academic deficits, and the society took its name from the Church of Saint Sulpice in Paris where it was founded. Its primary mission is educating priests and seminarians, and it currently operates in France, Canada and the United States with about 243 priest members as of 2020, headquartered in Paris.
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Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 3 Who may joinLay and Ordained Together 2 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Liturgical Language Organisation
OrdinationHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession 2 OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 2 Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Governed By Polity
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1. Sulpicians (Wikipedia)
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3. Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice (Wikipedia)
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The Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice (French: Compagnie des Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice; PSS), also known as the Sulpicians, is a society of apostolic life of pontifical right for men, named
Originated In: France, Lead section
named after the Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, where it was founded
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Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Opening article text
The sole directing principle of the studies at Saint-Sulpice is the most filial docility of judgment and will towards the pope , not only when he defines, but when he expresses a preference or gives directions and counsels.
Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Government
The spiritual and temporal government is vested in a superior general assisted by twelve assistants, like him elected for life.
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