Society of the Holy Name

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The Society of the Holy Name, formally known as the Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of God and Jesus, is a Roman Catholic confraternity.^[1]

[edit] History

The Council of Lyons in 1274 emphasized the need for the faithful to have a special devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus. The Dominicans, who were actively spreading the Christian message at this time, took on the challenge and preached the power of the Holy Name of Jesus. In the early 1400's, Didacus of Victoria drew up a rule and constitution for his newly created Society of the Holy Name of God. Pope Pius IV approved the order on April 13, 1564, long after Didacus's death in 1450.

St. Pius V, on June 21, 1571, ordered that societies may only operate under the auspices of the Dominicans. In order to establish a local Society of the Holy Name, approval must be granted by the Dominicans. The Holy Name Society of New York grants approval in the United States.

[edit] External links

• National Association of the Holy Name Society

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the entry Society of the Holy Name in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.