Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
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Francis Mary of the Cross (John Baptist) Jordan (16 June 1848 – 8 September 1918) was a Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian Roman Catholic religious order
– The Society of the Divine Savior.
John Baptist Jordan was born in Gurtweil, Germany
. On 21 July 1878, he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. On 8 December 1881 in Rome
, he founded the Salvatorian order. He died in Tafers
Switzerland. In 1956 he was exhumed and transferred to the Salvatorian Motherhouse in Rome. In 1942 was introduced the process for his beatification. On January 14, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI
authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
to publish the decree on the heroicity of virtues.
Roman Catholic religious order
Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular ; monastics ; mendicants Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular (canons and canonesses regular...
– The Society of the Divine Savior.
John Baptist Jordan was born in Gurtweil, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. On 21 July 1878, he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. On 8 December 1881 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he founded the Salvatorian order. He died in Tafers
Tafers
Tafers is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-External links:*...
Switzerland. In 1956 he was exhumed and transferred to the Salvatorian Motherhouse in Rome. In 1942 was introduced the process for his beatification. On January 14, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification...
to publish the decree on the heroicity of virtues.