Claretians (C.M.F.)
Claretians (lat.
Congregatio Missionariorum Filiorum Immaculati Cordis Beatae Mariae Virginis;
C.M.F.)
— Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic Church).
The Order was founded on July 16, 1849.
Founder — St. Anthony Maria Claret.
Officially approved by the Vatican — February 11, 1870.
Two women's congregations of Claretins:
The Claret Missionaries of the Immaculate Virgin Mary (R.M.I.), founded by A. Claret in 1855.
Missionaries of St. Antonia Maria Clareta, (M.C.), founded in 1958 in Brazil.
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