Holy Cross Fathers
| Congregatio a Sancta Cruce | |
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| Abbreviation | C.S.C. |
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| Motto | Ave crux spes unica (Latin) |
| Formation | 1 March 1837 |
| Founder | Blessed Basile Moreau |
| Type | Catholic Clerical Congregation (Institute of Consecrated Life) |
| Purpose | To make God known, loved, and served, and thus save souls |
| Headquarters | Via Framura, 85, 00168 Roma, Italia |
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Membership (2013)
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1478 (of whom 741 are priests) |
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Superior General
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Fr. Robert L. Epping, C.S.C. |
| Website | holycrosscongregation |
The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce (C.S.C.) is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France.
Father Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross, now divided into three independent congregations of sisters. The Congregations of women who trace their origins to Father Moreau are the Marianites of Holy Cross (Le Mans, France), the Sisters of the Holy Cross, (Notre Dame, Indiana), and the Sisters of Holy Cross, (Montreal, Canada).
Basile Antoine-Marie Moreau was born at Laigné-en-Belin, near Le Mans, France, on February 11, 1799 in the final months of the French Revolution. Moreau was raised in a time when the Catholic Church was facing intense pressure and was being stripped of land, resources, and rights. When Moreau decided to enter the priesthood, he was forced to undergo his seminary training in secret for fear that the French government would arrest him. He completed his studies and was ordained for the Diocese of Le Mans in 1821. The French government continued to work for the removal of the Church from the educational system, which left many Catholics without a place to be educated or catechized. It was out of this environment that Fr. Moreau and a fellow priest came forward to form what is now the Congregation of Holy Cross.
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