Back Legió de Crist Catalan Legionäre Christi German Legionarios de Cristo Spanish Kristuksen legioona Finnish Légion du Christ French Legio Christi Hungarian Legionari di Cristo Italian 그리스도의 레지오 수도회 Korean Congregatio Legionariorum Christi Latin Legionairs van Christus Dutch
Latin: Congregatio Legionariorum Christi | |
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| Abbreviation | LC |
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| Founded | January 3, 1941 |
| Founder | Marcial Maciel, LC |
| Founded at | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Type | Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Membership | 1,700 members (1000 priests) (2023) |
Director General | John Lane Connor, LC |
Parent organization | Catholic Church |
| Website | https://www.legionariesofchrist.org/ |
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The Legionaries of Christ (in Latin: Congregatio Legionariorum Christi, abbreviated L.C.) is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right founded on January 3, 1941 by the disgraced Mexican priest Marcial Maciel. It belongs constitutively to the spiritual family of Regnum Christi together with the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi.[2] Its official name is the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ.
- ^ "Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ (L.C.)". GCatholic. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Legionaries of Christ". Regnum Christi. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-30.