Society of Saint Paul

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Society of Saint Paul
Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo (Latin)[1]
First Paulines.jpg
Giacomo Alberione's idea of Pauline Apostolate for the Society of Saint Paul, apostles of the communication media
AbbreviationS.S.P. (post-nominal letters)[2]
NicknamePauline[3]
FormationAugust 20, 1914; 107 years ago (1914-08-20)[4]
FounderBlessed Fr.Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P[5]
Founded atAlba, Piedmont, Italy
TypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)[6]
HeadquartersMotherhouse:
Via Alessandro Severo 58, 00145 Roma, Italy[7]
Members
882 members (509 priests) as of 2018[8]
Superior General
Fr. Valdir José De Castro, S.S.P.[9]
Ministry
Social communication work
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Church
Websitestpaulsbyb.com

The Society of Saint Paul (Latin: Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo) is a Catholic religious congregation founded on 20 August 1914 at Alba, Piedmont in Italy by Giacomo Alberione and officially approved by the Holy See on 27 June 1949. Its members add the nominal letters S.S.P. after their names to indicate membership in the Congregation. .[10]

Its members are known as the Paulines—a name also applied to the much older Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit. Faithful to the mission assigned them by their founder, they communicate the Christian message with the use of all means that technology puts at the disposition of modern man. They are present in 30 countries around the world and are active in several fields: editorial and bookstores, journalism, cinematography, television, radio, audiovisual, multimedia, telematics; centres of studies, research, formation, animation.[citation needed]

The society is one of ten religious and lay institutes founded by the priest the Blessed Giacomo Alberione, who was proclaimed Blessed by Pope John Paul II on 20 December 2002.

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  1. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  2. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  3. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  4. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  5. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  6. ^ http://www.gcatholic. org/orders/204.htm
  7. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  8. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  9. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm
  10. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/204.htm

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