Origin from 1720
The Passionists, officially the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, are a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded by Paul of the Cross in 1720, with a special emphasis on devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ marked by an emblem of the Sacred Heart surmounted by a cross sewn into members' habits. Paul of the Cross, born in 1694 in Ovada, Italy, drafted the congregation's rule between November 1720 and January 1721, and Pope Benedict XIII formally granted permission for the congregation on 7 June 1725, the same day ordaining Paul and his brother John Baptist Danei as priests. The community began at a small hermitage on Mount Argentario in Italy. As of 2020 the Passionists comprised about 1,890 members, including 1,423 priests, headquartered in Rome.
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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
Source Passionists: Superior General
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Uses Liturgical Language
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1. Wikidata: Passionists
Wikidata Q774589, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
3. Passionists (Wikipedia)
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The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi), abbreviated CP, are a Catholic clerical religious congregation
Originated In: Italy, Opening sentences of the entity description
The community began at a small hermitage on Mount Argentario in Italy.
Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi), abbreviated CP, are a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men, founded by Paul of the Cross in 1720, with a special emphasis on and devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ.
View the SourcePassionists: Superior General
PassionistsGoverned By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Constitutions no. 131Quote, Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Constitutions no. 131
The head of the entire Congregation is called the Superior General. He has ordinary and proper jurisdiction over all the Provinces, Vice-Provinces, Regional Vicariates, houses, members, and goods of the Congregation.
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