Saint John XXIII, Pope: Somasca and Saint Jerome Emiliani
In childhood there is often a unique and unrepeatable event, a mythical event that solidifies in the depths of the heart in a clot of reality that affects all…
Life of the Somascans Fathers and Brothers
April 29, 1569: The first six priests took their solemn vows
In 2019 we celebrate 450 year from the birthday of our Congregation. The Brief “Iniunctum nobis" (“It was commanded to us“) dated 6 December 1568 by Pope Pius V granted…
Historical notes about the General Archive
The General Archive was located in Pavia, St. Maiolo Community, from 1569 until 1810, which was where Father General used to reside. In 1810 the Congregation experienced the tragic event of the Napoleonic…