Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

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The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to evangelizing the poor and serving in challenging missionary territories worldwide.

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instanceOf Catholic religious congregation
clerical religious institute of pontifical right
abbreviation O.M.I.
OMI
approvedBy Pope Leo XII
canonicalStatus religious institute of pontifical right
charism evangelization of the poor
missionary work in difficult territories
denominationalFamily Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
devotionalFocus Immaculate Conception
surface form: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
founder Eugène de Mazenod
Eugène de Mazenod
surface form: Saint Eugène de Mazenod
foundingCountry France
foundingDate 1816
foundingPlace Aix-en-Provence
genderRestriction male
governance Superior General
headquartersCountry Italy
headquartersLocation Rome
membershipIncludes priests
religious brothers
motto Evangelizare pauperibus misit me
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation He has sent me to evangelize the poor
notableMissionField Arctic regions of Canada
Canada
India
Philippines
Sri Lanka
West Africa
surface form: Western Africa
originalName Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Missionaries of Provence
papalApprovalDate 1826
patronSaint Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
surface form: Mary Immaculate
primaryApostolate missionary preaching
parish missions
rural evangelization
service to marginalized communities
regionServed Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrderType congregation of priests and brothers
rite Roman Rite
spirituality Marian devotion
community life
missionary spirituality
vows chastity
obedience
perseverance
poverty
website https://www.omiworld.org/

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Christian missionary movements hasNotableExample Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
University of Ottawa founder Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
this entity surface form: Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Oblates of Mary Immaculate in northern missions partOf Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate originalName Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Missionaries of Provence
Catholic Church missionary institutes includes Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate