Society of Mary (Marists)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:S.M.
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Americas
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Oceania
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Marist_Fathers
gptkbp:approvalYear 1836
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Pope_Gregory_XVI
gptkbp:focus Marian spirituality
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Jean-Claude_Colin
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Lyon,_France
1816
gptkbp:habit Black cassock with blue sash
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Rome,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Society of Mary (Marists)
gptkbp:mission Education, parish work, missions
gptkbp:motto Ignoti et quasi occulti in hoc mundo (Unknown and hidden in this world)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mary,_mother_of_Jesus
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Gabriel-Claude_Mayet
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Petitjean
gptkb:Jean-Claude_Colin
gptkb:Jean-Claude_Courveille
gptkb:Saint_Peter_Chanel
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Futuna
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Samoa
gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Tonga
gptkb:Vanuatu
gptkb:Evangelization_of_Western_Oceania
gptkb:Rotuma
gptkb:Bougainville
Cook Islands
New Caledonia
Tahiti
Wallis and Futuna
gptkbp:numberOfMembers ~700 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:parentOrganization Catholic Church
gptkbp:primaryApostolate Education
Missionary work
Parish ministry
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Marist_Brothers
gptkb:Missionary_Sisters_of_the_Society_of_Mary
gptkb:Marist_Sisters
gptkbp:religion Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
gptkbp:superiorGeneral John Larsen (as of 2024)
gptkbp:website https://www.maristsm.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Pompallier
gptkb:Jean-Claude_Colin
gptkb:Saint_Peter_Chanel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5