Congregation of the Holy Ghost

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Congregation_of_the_Holy_Ghost
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CSSp
C.S.Sp.
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Americas
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Oceania
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Holy_Ghost_Fathers
gptkb:Spiritans
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:dateOfPapalApproval May 27, 1703
gptkbp:focus education
social justice
pastoral care
missions to the poor
gptkbp:foundedIn 1703
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Claude_Poullart_des_Places
gptkbp:habit black cassock with red cincture
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Rome,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congregation of the Holy Ghost
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Society_of_the_Holy_Heart_of_Mary
1848
gptkbp:mission gptkb:charity
education
evangelization
gptkbp:notableEvent Suppression during French Revolution
Expansion to Africa in 19th century
Restoration after French Revolution
Merged with Society of the Holy Heart of Mary in 1848
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Duquesne_University
gptkb:Holy_Ghost_Preparatory_School
gptkb:Spiritan_School,_Nigeria
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Marcel_Lefebvre
gptkb:Daniel_Brottier
Libermann, Francis
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 2,800 (as of 2020)
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://spiritans.org/
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:patronSaint gptkb:saint
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:superiorGeneral gptkb:Fr._John_Fogarty
gptkbp:type Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6