Passionists
Sign in to saveThe Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (), 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. A known symbol of the congregation is the labeled emblem of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, surmounted by a cross. This symbol is often sewn into the habit of its congregants.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ
- Organization.native_name
- Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi
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- la
- Organization.image
- Passionists.svg
- Organization.image_size
- 150px
- Organization.abbreviation
- CP
- Organization.nickname
- Passionists
- Organization.founder
- Paul of the Cross
- Organization.founding_location
- Castellazzo, Italy
- Organization.type
- Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for men
- Organization.headquarters
- Casa Generalizia, Piazza dei Ss. Giovanni e Paolo,13, Rome, Italy
- Organization.membership
- 1,890 members (including 1,423 priests)
- Organization.leader_title
- Superior General
- Organization.leader_name
- Fr. Giuseppe Adobati, C.P.
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- Patroness
- Organization.leader_name2
- The Sorrowful Virgin Mary
- Organization.affiliation
- Catholic Church
- Organization.formerly
- The Poor of Jesus (1720–1741)
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Charism
- Apostolate
- Characteristics of the Congregation
- Confraternity of the Passion
- Passionist Sisters
- Saints and Blesseds of the Congregation
- Other notable members
- See also
- References
- External links
The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (), 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. A known symbol of the congregation is the labeled emblem of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, surmounted by a cross. This symbol is often sewn into the habit of its congregants.
==History== Paul of the Cross, who was born in 1694 in Ovada, wrote the rules of the Congregation between 22 November 1720 and 1 January 1721. On 7 June 1725, Pope Benedict XIII granted Paul permission to form his congregation. Paul and his brother, John Baptist Danei, were ordained by the pope on the same occasion.