Mercedari, 1670-1747.
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Capuchins
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Parallel to the general "conventual community" was a small but significant part of the Franciscan community that resisted many of the implications of clericalization. This group held on to the more itinerant and rigorous lifestyle associated with the hermitages and the "observant" movement of renewal that arose around 1330 (observers of the rule of St. Francis). From this latter movement the Capuchins were formed. On May 29, 1517, Leo X issued his bull Ite et vos marking...
Mercedarians
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Mercedarians is the popular name for the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, derived from the Spanish word merced (mercy). Members have been known also as the Knights of St. Eulalia and Nolascans. Pius XI bestowed the name by which the institute has since been known officially: Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Ransom of Captives. St. Peter Nolasco founded the order in 1218 with the twofold purpose of tending the sick and rescuing Christians who had been taken prisoners by the Moors. The Mercedar...