Clerks Regular of the Mother of God
Roman Catholic order
Also known as: Leonardini, Ordo Clericorum Regularium Matris Dei
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establishment by Saint John Leonardi
- In Saint John Leonardi
…founder of the Roman Catholic Ordo Clericorum Regularium Matris Dei (Clerks Regular of the Mother of God), whose members were commonly called Leonardini; the order was distinguished for learning and was originally devoted to combatting Protestantism and to promoting the Counter-Reformation.
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