Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene CR (6 October 1480 – 7 August 1547), known as Saint Cajetan , was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines . He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church , and his feast day is 7 August.
18-527: San Cayetano ( Saint Cajetan in English) was a Catholic saint (1480-1547), and may refer to: San Cayetano, Buenos Aires , capital of San Cayetano Partido, Buenos Aires Province San Cayetano Partido , its partido San Cayetano, Norte de Santander , Colombia San Cayetano, Cundinamarca , Colombia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
36-568: A diplomat for Pope Julius II , with whom he helped reconcile the Republic of Venice . But he was not ordained a priest until the year 1516. With the death of Pope Julius II in 1513, Cajetan withdrew from the papal court. Recalled to Vicenza by the death of his mother, he founded in 1522 a hospital for incurables there. By 1523, he had established a hospital in Venice, as well. His interests were as much or more devoted to spiritual healing than
54-650: A secluded hamlet between Milan and Bergamo . Devoted to the guardian angels, Emiliani entrusted the congregation to the protection of the Virgin, the Holy Spirit and the Archangel Raphael. The group was recognized by the papal nuncio to the Republic of Venice in 1535. Jerome Emiliani died on 8 February 1537, (and was canonized in 1767). After the death of Jerome the community was about to disband, but
72-580: Is known as the patron saint of Argentina and of the unemployed. Somaschi Fathers The Somaschi Fathers , also known as the Somascans and officially as the Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca ( Latin : Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha ), are a Catholic order of Clerics Regular of Pontifical Right for men. It was founded in Italy in the 16th century by Jerome Emiliani and named after
90-522: The Poor" in 1534, calling together his collaborators and companions for a general assembly. This handful of laymen and priests adopted an organized structure for the movement of religious and social reform started by Jerome in 1529 in Venice . In the rule of this congregation, Emiliani stated the principal work of the community was the care of orphans, poor and sick. Jerome placed the motherhouse at Somascha,
108-524: The Somascans were briefly united with the Theatines , but as the care of orphans was different from the purpose of the latter community, they separated in 1554. In 1569 the first six members made their profession, and Gambarana was made first superior general . Great favour was shown to the order by Archbishop of Milan Charles Borromeo , who gave it the church of St. Mayeul at Pavia , from which church
126-467: The church is Piazza San Gaetano, with a statue. He was beatified on 8 October 1629 by Pope Urban VIII . On 12 April 1671, Cajetan was canonized by Pope Clement X . Saint Cajetan's feast day is celebrated on 7 August. Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino in 1691 established the mission San Cayetano de Tumacácori in honour of Cajetan. It is now Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona . He
144-609: The establishment of his Congregation of Clerks Regular . In 1533, he founded a house in Naples. The year 1540 found him in Venice again and from there he extended his work to Verona . He founded a bank to help the poor and offer an alternative to usurers (who charged high interest rates). It later became the Banco di Napoli . Cajetan died in Naples on 7 August 1547. His remains are in the church of San Paolo Maggiore in Naples; outside
162-457: The motherhouse at Somasca . As of 2024 , 517 Somascans served around the world. They provide staff for boys' homes, serve in 95 parishes, and engage in other ministries. In 1532, the priests Alessandro Besuzio and Agostino Bariso joined the charitable labors of Jerome Emiliani, a converted former soldier from Venice. Emiliani founded the religious order called the "Company of the Servants of
180-401: The order takes its official name "Clerici regulares S. Majoli Papiae congregationis Somaschae". Later the education of youth was put into the programme of the order, and the colleges at Rome and Pavia became renowned. It spread into Austria and Switzerland, and before the great Revolution it had 119 houses in its four provinces: Rome, Lombardy, Venice, and France. According to Vidimus Dominum
198-506: The order, who later became pope as Paul IV . From the name of the city of Chieti (in Latin : Theate ), arose the name by which the order is known, the " Theatines ". The order grew at a fairly slow pace: there were only twelve Theatines during the sack of Rome in 1527 , during which Cajetan was tortured by mutinous soldiers of Charles V . The Theatines managed to escape to Venice. There Cajetan met Jerome Emiliani , whom he assisted in
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#1732779672547216-507: The physical kind, and he joined a confraternity in Rome called the " Oratory of Divine Love ". He intended to form a group that would combine the spirit of monasticism with the exercises of the active ministry. A new congregation was canonically erected by Pope Clement VII in the year 1524. One of his four companions was Giovanni Pietro Carafa, the Bishop of Chieti , elected first superior of
234-599: The poor, living in humility and kindness, loving poverty and work, praying to Jesus and Mary. They perform different ministries in the Church, such as the care of orphans, the disadvantaged and the poor; the treatment of at-risk youth; the rehabilitation of drug addicts; education; pastoral care and spiritual guidance; the pastoral care of minorities; foreign missions; and youth formation. They work in group homes, treatment and rehabilitation centers, retreat houses, schools, youth centers, and parishes. The Somascans operate in: In
252-556: The spirituality of St. Jerome consists in the desire to bring the Church "to the state of holiness" of the early Christian communities, serving Christ especially in poor, abandoned children and, showing them the tender "fatherhood and motherhood" of God. The Order extended its charitable ministries beyond the care of orphans by supporting and staffing seminaries (just then mandated by the Council of Trent), by educating youth, and by ministering to people in parishes. Its expansion, however,
270-502: The title San Cayetano . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Cayetano&oldid=990215790 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Cajetan Cajetan
288-513: Was abruptly stopped by laws obstructing religious life issued by Napoleon in 1810 and by the Italian government in 1861. It was then persecuted until the beginning of the 20th century, when it resumed its expansion. The Somascans number about 500 religious. Members take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. According to the Somascans' Web site, member are either priests or brothers living in communities, pursuing holiness by prayer and ministry to
306-613: Was born in October 1480, the son of Gaspar, lord of Thiene , and Mary Porta, persons of the first rank among the nobility of the territory of Vicenza , in Veneto Region. His father died when he was two years of age. Quiet and retiring by nature, he was predisposed to piety by his mother. Cajetan studied law in Padua , receiving his degree as doctor utriusque juris (i.e., in civil and canon law) at age 24. In 1506 he worked as
324-507: Was kept together by Angelo Marco Gambarana, who had been chosen superior. It was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540, and confirmed by Pius IV in 1563. In 1568 the community was constituted a religious order, according to the Rule of St. Augustine , with solemn vows, by Pius V with the name of Somascan Regular Clerics. At this time the first Constitutions were issued to define a common lifestyle for all its members, both lay and clergy. In 1547,
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