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Theatines

religious order

Also known as: Congregation of Clerics Regular

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Cajetan of Thiene

In St. Cajetan of Thiene
…Congregation of Clerics Regular (Theatines) to further the ideals of the Oratory of Divine Love among diocesan priests and to promote clerical reform through asceticism and apostolic work. After Emperor Charles V sacked Rome, Carafa and Cajetan escaped to Venice in 1527. Following his dispatch as Theatine superior to…
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Paul IV

In Paul IV
…founded the order of the Theatines (Congregation of Clerics Regular) in 1524 to promote clerical reform through asceticism and apostolic work. Having advised Leo’s successors in matters of heresy and reform, he was appointed to Pope Paul III’s commission for ecclesiastical reform, was made cardinal in 1536, and was responsible…
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