Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

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The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, commonly known as the Redemptorists, is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Liguori and dedicated to missionary work and preaching, especially among the poor and most abandoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious institute
clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
missionary religious congregation
approvalDate 1749
approvedBy Pope Benedict XIV
belongsTo Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
commonName Redemptorists
countryOfOrigin Italy
foundedBy St. Alphonsus Liguori
surface form: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

St. Alphonsus Liguori
surface form: Saint Alphonsus Liguori
foundingDate 1732
foundingLocation Scala, Kingdom of Naples
governingBody General Chapter of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
hasAbbreviation C.Ss.R.
C.Ss.R.
surface form: CSsR
hasCanonicalStatus congregation of pontifical right
hasFocus moral theology and pastoral care
hasMemberType brothers
priests
hasMission evangelization of the poor
moral and spiritual formation of the faithful
popular missions and retreats
hasNotableMember Blessed Methodius Dominic Trčka
surface form: Blessed Dominik Trčka

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
St. Alphonsus Liguori
surface form: Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli

Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger
Blessed Methodius Dominic Trčka
Blessed Peter Donders
Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky
St. Alphonsus Liguori
surface form: Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer
Saint Gerard Majella
Saint John Neumann
Saint John Neumann
surface form: Saint John Neumann of Philadelphia
hasPatron Our Lady of Perpetual Help
hasRuleBasedOn Rule of Saint Alphonsus Liguori
hasSpirituality Alphonsian spirituality
headedBy Superior General of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
motto Copiosa apud eum redemptio
mottoInEnglish With Him there is plentiful redemption
namedAfter Most Holy Redeemer
operatesIn multiple countries worldwide
primaryCharism missionary work
preaching the Gospel
service to the poor and most abandoned
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
typeOfVows religious vows of poverty, chastity and obedience
usesRite Roman Rite

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Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help religiousOrderInCharge Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
C.Ss.R. standsFor Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
this entity surface form: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris
C.Ss.R. standsFor Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
C.Ss.R. indicatesMembershipIn Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer memberOf Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
Redemptorists latinName Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
this entity surface form: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris
St. Alphonsus Liguori founded Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer