Holy Ghost Fathers
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; Latin: Congregatio Sancti Spiritus sub tutela Immaculati Cordis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae) is a religious congregation for men in the Catholic Church. Members are often known as Holy Ghost Fathers or, in continental Europe and the Anglosphere, as Spiritans, and members use the postnominals CSSp.
Basic Information
- Category: religious congregation
- Founded: 1703
- Website: http://www.spiritains.org
Documented Facts
- Email: vigilance@spiritains.org
- Founded: 1703
- Dissolved: 2002
- Website: http://www.spiritains.org
- Founded by: Claude Poullart des Places
Evidence and Sources
- Holy Ghost Fathers — Official Site (official)
- Holy Ghost Fathers on instagram (social)
- Holy Ghost Fathers on facebook (social)
- Holy Ghost Fathers — Wikipedia (reference)
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