Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

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Catholic religious order Latin Catholic religious institute

The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic religious order founded in the 13th century in Spain dedicated to the redemption of Christian captives and the practice of works of mercy under the patronage of Our Lady of Mercy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious order ⓘ
Latin Catholic religious institute ⓘ
coFounder King James I of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Raymond of Penyafort NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentApostolate education ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ
parish ministry ⓘ
prison ministry ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
emblem red and gold Mercedarian shield ⓘ
feastDay 24 September ⓘ
feastTitle Our Lady of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
foundedInCity Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInPresentDayCountry Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInYear 1218 ⓘ
founder Peter Nolasco NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingDocument Rule of Saint Augustine ⓘ
habitColor white ⓘ
habitFeature white mantle ⓘ
white scapular ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Mercedarians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Order of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBranch Mercedarian friars NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mercedarian nuns NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mercedarian tertiaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLatinName Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.orderofmercy.org/ ⓘ
historicalActivity redeeming captives from Muslim territories ⓘ
historicalActivityRegion Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mediterranean basin ⓘ
liturgicalFamily Latin Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
motto “Gloria tibi, Domine, qui liberasti nos” ⓘ
patron Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Our Lady of Mercy NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryCharism redemption of Christian captives ⓘ
primaryMission ransom of Christians enslaved by non‑Christians ⓘ
receivedPapalApprovalInYear 1235 ⓘ
recognizedBy Pope Gregory IX NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
spiritualFocus devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
works of mercy ⓘ
takesAdditionalVow to offer one’s own life for captives in danger of losing their faith ⓘ
takesVows chastity ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
usesRuleOf Augustinians NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuestra Señora de la Merced → associatedReligiousOrder → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Church of La Merced in Santiago (remodeling) → associatedWithReligiousOrder → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Mercedarians → officialName → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ