Congregation Of Marian Fathers
The Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary (Lat., Congregatio Clericorum Marianorum ab Immaculata Conceptionis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, abbrev. MIC) is a Roman Catholic male clerical religious congregation founded, 1673, in Poland. It is also known as Marians of the Immaculate Conception.
The Congregation of about 500 priests and brothers has houses in 19 countries on 6 continents. Marians pledge support to the pope and follow the official teachings of the Catholic Church and aim to spread devotion to Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception, pray for the souls in purgatory and undertake a variety of apostolic work.
Marians were the first Catholic men’s religious institute dedicated to the honor of Mary’s Immaculate Conception. The community traces its roots to Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński who was beatified in Lichen, Poland in 2007. They are an Institute of Consecrated Life and their motto is Pro Christo et Ecclesia. Marians are also Official promoters of the authentic Divine Mercy message since 1941.
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