Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

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The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic religious order founded in the 13th century in Spain dedicated to the redemption of Christian captives and the practice of works of mercy under the patronage of Our Lady of Mercy.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious order ⓘ
Latin Catholic religious institute ⓘ
coFounder King James I of Aragon ⓘ
linked to: James I of Aragon

Raymond of Penyafort ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
currentApostolate education ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ
parish ministry ⓘ
prison ministry ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
emblem red and gold Mercedarian shield ⓘ
feastDay 24 September ⓘ
feastTitle Our Lady of Mercy ⓘ
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
foundedInCity Barcelona ⓘ
foundedInPresentDayCountry Spain ⓘ
foundedInYear 1218 ⓘ
founder Peter Nolasco ⓘ
governingDocument Rule of Saint Augustine ⓘ
habitColor white ⓘ
habitFeature white mantle ⓘ
white scapular ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Mercedarians ⓘ
Order of Mercy ⓘ
Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede ⓘ
hasBranch Mercedarian friars ⓘ
linked to: Mercedarians

Mercedarian nuns ⓘ
Mercedarian tertiaries ⓘ
linked to: Mercedarians
hasLatinName Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.orderofmercy.org/ ⓘ
historicalActivity redeeming captives from Muslim territories ⓘ
historicalActivityRegion Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Mediterranean basin ⓘ
liturgicalFamily Latin Rite ⓘ
motto “Gloria tibi, Domine, qui liberasti nos” ⓘ
patron Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary

Our Lady of Mercy ⓘ
primaryCharism redemption of Christian captives ⓘ
primaryMission ransom of Christians enslaved by non‑Christians ⓘ
receivedPapalApprovalInYear 1235 ⓘ
recognizedBy Pope Gregory IX ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spiritualFocus devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ
works of mercy ⓘ
takesAdditionalVow to offer one’s own life for captives in danger of losing their faith ⓘ
takesVows chastity ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
usesRuleOf Augustinians ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuestra Señora de la Merced → associatedReligiousOrder → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Church of La Merced in Santiago (remodeling) → associatedWithReligiousOrder → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Mercedarians → officialName → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy → hasAlternativeName → Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede ⓘ
linked to: Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy → hasLatinName → Ordo Beatae Mariae Virginis de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum ⓘ
linked to: Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
Mercedarian Order → hasOfficialName → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Our Lady of Ransom → linkedToReligiousOrder → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Mercedarian shield → emblemOf → Order of Our Lady of Mercy ⓘ
linked to: Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
Saint Serapion → depictsOrganization → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Saint Raymond Nonnatus → memberOf → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ
Tirso de Molina → memberOf → Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ