Origin from 1218
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, commonly known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in Barcelona, then part of the Crown of Aragon, with an original mission of ransoming Christian captives held by Muslim forces. Members take a fourth vow beyond the standard three monastic vows, committing to be willing to die, if necessary, for another in danger of losing their faith. Nolasco began ransoming captives around 1203 and formally established the order under Mary's patronage after fifteen years of this work, receiving papal recognition from Pope Gregory IX in 1236 under the Rule of Saint Augustine. The order remains active in 17 countries with headquarters in Rome.
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Kind of orderChristian Military and Chivalric Orders 1 ApostolateMilitary and Chivalric Service 1 Who may join Organisation
OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Practice
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Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Connections
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Governed By Polity
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The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives (Latin: Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O.
Introduction, apostolate
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives (Latin: Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O.
Originated In: Spain, Lead section
Tradition places its foundation in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, at that time the capital of the Principality of Catalonia, part of the Crown of Aragon, for the redemption of Christian captives.
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Wikidata Q770186, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Mercedarians (Wikipedia)
Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead sectionQuote, Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives (Latin: Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order.
New Advent, Catholic Encyclopedia: Mercedarians
New Advent, Catholic EncyclopediaGoverned By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Government of the orderQuote, Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Government of the order
To correct this, Bernard de Saint-Romain, the third commander general (1271), codified the decisions of the general chapters.
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