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.
19-1069: San Gaetano may refer to: Saint Cajetan , Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatine San Gaetano, Brescia , church in Brescia, Italy San Gaetano, Florence , Baroque church in Florence, Italy San Gaetano, Padua , church in Padua, Italy San Gaetano, Vicenza , church in Padua, Italy San Gaetano alle Grotte, Catania , church in Vicenza, Italy San Gaetano alla Marina, Catania , Roman Catholic parish church in Catania, Italy San Gaetano di Thiene, Siena , church in Siena, Italy See also [ edit ] Gaetano (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
38-568: 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
57-608: A hand in attempts at revival, calling upon the services of Cardinal José de Calasanz Félix Santiago Vives y Tutó. The papal Motu Proprio Auspicato , of 15 December 1909, decreed the union of the Congregation of the Regular Theatine Clergy with the youthful Spanish Congregation of the Holy Family founded at Barcelona by Josep Manyanet y Vives , but the two groups were separated again in 1916. In 1910,
76-746: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Cajetan Cajetan 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
95-596: Is known as the patron saint of Argentina and of the unemployed. Theatines The Theatines , officially named the Congregation of Clerics Regular ( Latin : Ordo Clericorum Regularium ; abbreviated CR ), is a Catholic order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men founded by Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa on 14 September 1524. The order was founded by Saint Cajetan (Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene), Paolo Consiglieri, Bonifacio da Colle, and Giovanni Pietro Carafa (afterwards Pope Paul IV ). Carafa
114-547: The Gospel , and reformed lax morals . They were exclusive, aristocratic, and formidably austere. They wore the simple black cassock of the local clergy and maintained a modest lifestyle. The prohibition on both owning property and soliciting alms tended to limit applicants from members of the aristocracy, and so they remained relatively few in number. In 1546 they were briefly joined with the Somaschi Fathers , but as
133-912: The Theatines were amalgamated with the Congregation of Saint Alphonsus Liguori , which had been founded in Mallorca in 1867. As of 2020, the Theatines had 161 members, of whom 124 are priests. The Theatines are present in Argentina , Brazil , Colombia , Mexico , the Netherlands , Spain, and the United States of America , where they maintain a mission at Durango, Colorado . The Order has numbered among its members: It has also furnished one pope, Paul IV (Giovanni Pietro Carafa), 250 bishops , archbishops , and papal legates, and several cardinals . Among noted nineteenth-century Theatines
152-467: 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
171-676: The church. In France, through the efforts of Cardinal Mazarin , they built the Church of St. Anne la Royale opposite the Louvre in 1644. In Spain, under Philip II , the Theatine Cardinal Paolo Burali d'Arezzo , filled various embassies at the command of the viceroy of Naples . In Portugal , John IV , in 1648, gave the Theatines a splendid house and college for the education of noble youth. In England, under Henry VIII , Thomas Goldwell , Bishop of St. Asaph , entered
190-430: The end of the 18th century show there were missions established in a number of other countries. By 1700 the Theatines numbered 1400. By the end of the eighteenth century, decline had set in, exacerbated by political upheavals. General suppression of religious orders affected the Theatines more significantly because the order historically acquired no possessions and so had no institutional infrastructure. Pope Pius X had
209-609: 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
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#1732791065054228-607: The object of the respective orders differed, they separated in 1555. In 1527 their house in Rome was sacked by the army of Charles V , and the Roman community sought refuge in Venice. They founded many churches, among them the Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome, a gift of Costanza Piccolomini D'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi . This church is a masterpiece of Carlo Maderno and contains several paintings by Domenichino . The Theatines still operate
247-748: The order of Theatines. In Bavaria, the Theatine Church St. Kajetan was built from 1663 to 1690, founded by Elector Ferdinand Maria . The Theatines were the first to found papal missions in: Golconda (in present-day India), Ava (Burma), Peru, Mingrelia (Georgia), founded by Andrea Borromeo , the East Indies , (the history of which was written by the Theatine Bartolomeo Ferro - "Missioni Teatine nelle Indie Orientali" ), Arabia, and Armenia. In 1626 Theatines went to Persia . Theatine manuscripts dating from 1530 until
266-506: 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
285-425: The papal altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, in the presence of Mgr. Giovanni Battista Bonziano, Bishop of Caserta , a special papal delegate. Carafa was chosen the first General. The chief object of the order was to recall the clergy to an edifying life and the laity to the practice of virtue . They founded oratories (among them the celebrated Divino Amore ) and hospitals, devoted themselves to preaching
304-456: 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
323-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Gaetano . 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_Gaetano&oldid=1117928645 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
342-530: Was Bishop of Chieti ; Chieti (Theate) is a city of the Abruzzi in Central Italy, from which the congregation adopted its specific name, to distinguish it from other congregations ( Barnabites , Somaschi , Caracciolini , etc.) modelled upon it. The Theatines combined the pursuit of evangelical perfection traditional among religious orders with apostolic service generally expected of diocesan clergy. It
361-729: Was Carafa who wrote the constitutions of the order. Cajetan consecrated his order to the Cross , which he adopted as its emblem, and the foundation took place on the feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, 3 May 1524. It was approved on 24 June of that year, by Pope Clement VII in the Brief Exponi Nobis . On 14 September, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Cajetan and his companions made solemn profession before
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