Episode 4 of 4
Formal papal approval
- When
- 1817
- Where
- papal authority
In 1817 the Pope formally approved the Congregation as a single institute with a male and a female branch of religious and a lay branch.
In 1817, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary was formally approved by the Pope as a single institute composed of a male and a female branch of religious and a lay branch. This formal approval followed the clandestine founding of Christmas Eve 1800 by seventeen years.
Sources
- Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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