Edmundites

Society of Saint Edmund
Societas Patrum S. Edmundi (Latin)[1]
AbbreviationS.S.E. (post-nominal letters)[2]
NicknameEdmundites
Formation1843; 181 years ago (1843)[3]
FounderFr.Jean-Baptiste Muard, SSE [4]
Founded atPontigny, France
TypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for men[5]
HeadquartersEdmundite Generalate
270 Winooski Park, Colchester, Vermont 05439, USA[6]
Members
22 members (18 priests) as of 2020[7]
Motto
Latin:
English:
Do the best we can, with what little we have, to serve those most in need
Rev. Fr. David Cray, S.S.E.[8]
Patron saint
Saint Edmund of Canterbury[9]
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websitehttps://www.sse.org/

The Society of Saint Edmund (Latin: Societas Patrum S. Edmundi), also known as the Edmundites, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1843 in Pontigny, France, by Jean Baptiste Muard. The congregation is named after Saint Edmund.[10] The members of the congregation add the postnominal letters S.S.E.

In 2022, the congregation announced it would enter completion and no longer accept new members.[11]

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  3. ^ "Society of Saint Edmund (S.S.E.)".
  4. ^ "Society of Saint Edmund (S.S.E.)".
  5. ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/ 145.htm
  6. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/145.htm
  7. ^ http://www.gcatholic[permanent dead link]. org/orders/145.htm
  8. ^ orders/145. htm "Society of Saint Edmund (S.S.E.)". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ^ "Society of Saint Edmund (S.S.E.)".
  10. ^ "Our History". The Edmundites. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
  11. ^ Avellino, Erika. "Edmundite mission continues despite moving towards completion". The Defender. Retrieved 2024-09-10.