Society of Saint Paul
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The Society of Saint Paul is a religious congregation which was founded in 1914 at Alba
, in Italy
, by Fr.Giacomo Alberione and was officially approved by the Holy See
on 27 June 1949.
Its members are known as the Paulines, and in accordance with the mission assigned them by their founder, they communicate the Christian
message with all possible means. They are present in 30 countries around the world and are active in many fields: editorial and bookstores, journalism, cinematography, television, radio, audiovisual, multimedia, telematics; centres of studies, research, formation, animation.
On 20 December 2002, Pope
John Paul II, officially proclaimed the decree of Beatification on its founder, Giacomo Alberione
.
Alba
Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is cognate to Alba in Irish and Nalbin in Manx, the two other Goidelic Insular Celtic languages, as well as similar words in the Brythonic Insular Celtic languages of Cornish and Welsh also meaning Scotland.- Etymology :The term first appears in...
, in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, by Fr.Giacomo Alberione and was officially approved by the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
on 27 June 1949.
Its members are known as the Paulines, and in accordance with the mission assigned them by their founder, they communicate the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
message with all possible means. They are present in 30 countries around the world and are active in many fields: editorial and bookstores, journalism, cinematography, television, radio, audiovisual, multimedia, telematics; centres of studies, research, formation, animation.
On 20 December 2002, Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
John Paul II, officially proclaimed the decree of Beatification on its founder, Giacomo Alberione
Giacomo Alberione
Blessed Giacomo Alberione or James Alberione , also known as Santiago Alberione, was an Italian priest and publisher, the founder of the Society of St. Paul and the Daughters of St...
.