Oblats of Marie-Immaculate

See also: Omi

The Oblats fathers of Marie-Immaculate , in Latin Oblati Mariae Immaculatae (shortened OMI ), is a Religious order of the Roman Catholic church founded with Aix-en-Provence the January 25th 1816 by holy Eugene de Mazenod (1782 - 1861), French priest of Marseilles. The order, which until there was called the Company of the missionaries of Provence, was recognized the first time by the pope Leon XII the February 17th 1826. Originally established with an aim of revivifying the Church of Provence after the French revolution in particular by an apostolate missionary in the disadvantaged zones, the religious order is present in many countries.

In 1841, it sends its first missionaries to Canada

In 1938, the pope Pie XI called Oblats the “specialists in the difficult missions”. One of the most known members of Oblats is Francis Cardinal George, archbishop of Chicago.

In 1997, they were 3.616 priests, 584 brothers and 560 scholastics

Oblats are known in particular with the Quebec for the missionnariat which they achieve near the Amerindians, particularly the Montagnais of the Coast-North. They are also known in France near the populations of Polish origin. They always have an institution with Vaudricourt (Pas-de-Calais)

Institutions founded by Oblats

  • the Université of Ottawa was founded by of Oblats in 1848

See too

External bonds

  • Official site

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