Rosminians

Institute of Charity
Institutum Caritatis
AbbreviationI.C.
NicknameRosminians
Formation2 February 1828; 196 years ago (2 February 1828)
FounderBlessed Fr. Antonio Rosmini, I.C.
TypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for men
HeadquartersSan Giovanni a Porta Latina, Via di Porta Latina 17, Rome, Italy
Membership
266 members (includes 175 priests) as of 2020
Superior General
Fr. Vito Nardin, I.C.
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websitehttp://www.rosmini.org/

The Rosminians, officially named the Institute of Charity (Latin: Institutum Caritatis), abbreviated I.C., are a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men founded by Antonio Rosmini and first organised in 1828.

The order was formally approved by the Holy See in 1838, and took its name from "charity" as the fullness of Christian virtue. Its members are commonly called Fathers of Charity and use the postnominal letters IC.