Apostolic Union of Secular Priests
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The Apostolic Union of Secular Priests is an association of Roman Catholic secular priests. It was founded in the seventeenth century by the Venerable Bartholomew Holzhauser
. In 1903, Pope Pius X
placed the union under his special protection. In 1913, it was reorganized in France by Canon Lebeurier.
Bartholomew Holzhauser
Venerable Bartholomew Holzhauser was a German priest, a founder of a religious community, and a visionary and writer of prophecies.-Early life:...
. In 1903, Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
placed the union under his special protection. In 1913, it was reorganized in France by Canon Lebeurier.