Trinitarian Order
Sign in to saveAlso known as Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives, Redemptionists, O.SS.T., O.Ss.T., OSST, OSsT
The Trinitarians, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (; abbreviated OSsT), is a mendicant order of the Catholic Church for men founded in Cerfroid, outside Paris, in the late 12th century. From the very outset, a special dedication to the mystery of the Holy Trinity has been a constitutive element of the order's life.
Key facts
- Organization.logo
- Trynitarze.svg
- Organization.logo_size
- 145
- Organization.logo_caption
- Flag of the Trinitarians
- Organization.image
- Scudo-copy-1.png
- Organization.image_size
- 170
- Organization.caption
- Mosaic of Jesus Christ used as the emblem of the Trinitarians
- Organization.abbreviation
- OSsT
- Organization.nickname
- Trinitarians
- Organization.full_name
- Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives
- Organization.founders
- John of Matha and Felix of Valois
- Organization.type
- Mendicant order
- Organization.purpose
- To ransom Christian captives
- Organization.headquarters
- Basilica of San Crisogono Rome, Italy
- Organization.membership
- 610 (415 priests)
- Organization.membership_year
- 2018
- Organization.leader_title
- Minister General
- Organization.leader_name
- Luigi Buccarello, OSsT
- Organization.parent_organization
- Catholic Church
via Wikipedia infobox
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- History
- The Trinitarian family
- Third Order Secular of the Most Holy Trinity
- Charism
- Our Lady of Good Remedy
- Scapular of the Most Blessed Trinity
- Saints, Blesseds, and other holy people
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Trinitarians, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (; abbreviated OSsT), is a mendicant order of the Catholic Church for men founded in Cerfroid, outside Paris, in the late 12th century. From the very outset, a special dedication to the mystery of the Holy Trinity has been a constitutive element of the order's life.
Papal documents refer to the founder only as "Brother John", but tradition identifies him as John of Matha, whose feast day is celebrated on 17 December. The founding-intention for the order was the ransom of Christians held captive by Muslims, a consequence of crusading and of piracy along the Mediterranean coast of Europe.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trinitarian Order” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.