Mercedarians

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Religious order
gptkbp:activities Education
Social work
Spiritual guidance
Missionary work
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Feast_of_Our_Lady_of_Ransom
gptkbp:charityWork Hospitals
Food banks
Orphanages
Refugee assistance
gptkbp:country gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:educational_programs Colleges
Universities
Schools
gptkbp:founded 1218
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Saint_Peter_Nolasco
gptkbp:goal Free_Christian_captives_from_Muslim_hands
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Barcelona
gptkb:Barcelona,_Spain
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in the Reconquista
gptkbp:historicalContext Medieval period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mercedarians
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Spanish_missions_in_the_Americas
Interfaith dialogue
Social justice initiatives
Development of religious orders
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Saint_Raymond_Nonnatus
gptkbp:leadership Local community leaders
General Superior
Provincial_Superiors
gptkbp:mission Redemption of captives
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Saint_John_of_the_Cross
gptkb:Saint_Peter_Nolasco
gptkb:Saint_Raymond_Nonnatus
gptkb:Saint_Teresa_of_Ávila
gptkb:Saint_John_of_Avila
gptkbp:numberOfMembers Approximately 1,000
gptkbp:order Mendicant order
gptkbp:personalityTrait Redemptive mission
gptkbp:religion Marian devotion
gptkbp:sacraments White
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Cross_of_the_Mercedarians
gptkbp:type Catholic_religious_order
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site Rule of Saint Augustine
Constitutions of the Order