Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
Roman Catholic religious mendicant order
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives (Latin: Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order. Tradition places its foundation in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, at that time the capital of the Principality of Catalonia, part of the Crown of Aragon, for the redemption of Christian captives. Its members are most commonly known as Mercedarian friars or nuns. By the fifteenth century century its members took a so-called fourth vow: to die, if necessary, for a Christian captive who is in danger of losing their faith. The Order exists today in 17 countries.
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