Order Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Of Mercy
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Founders | Peter Nolasco |
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Founded | Barcelona |
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Headquarters | Rome |
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Key person | Peter Nolasco |
Type of business | Catholic religious order |
Master General | Fr. Juan Carlos Saavedra Lucho (2016 -) |
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ID | 1226145 |
About Order Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Of Mercy
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by St. Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, at that time in the Principality of Catalonia, for the redemption of Christian captives.