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Encyclopedia > Society of the Divine Word

The Steyler Fathers (lat. Societas Verbi Divini, SVD, i.e. Society of the Divine Word) constitute a catholic missionary congregation, founded by the holy Arnold Janssen in 1875. Saint Arnold Janssen (November 5, 1837 _ January 15, 1909) was a Roman Catholic priest best known for founding the mission Society of the Divine Word, the members of which are known as Divine Word Missionaries, and two missions for women. ...


They receive their name from the small village of Steyl in the Netherlands, near Venlo. The Steyler Fathers operate there several monasteries. Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ...


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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Society of the Divine Word (638 words)
In the Argentine Republic the society numbers 51 priests, 31 coadjutor brothers, and 41 nuns.
In Europe the society has six houses or colleges with 126 priests, 546 coadjutor brothers, and 1089 students for the society.
The Society of the Servants of the Holy Ghost (Societas Servarum Spiritus Sancti) was founded in 1889, at Steyl, Holland, by the Rev. Arnold Janssen.
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