Josephites
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Josephites may refer to one of the following religious movements:
- the Russian followers of Joseph VolotskyJoseph VolotskyJoseph Volotsky — also known as Joseph of Volotsk or Joseph of Volokolamsk ; secular name Ivan Sanin — was a prominent caesaropapist ideologist of the Russian Orthodox Church who led the party defending monastic landownership.He is a saint ; his memory is celebrated on 9 September and 18...
who advocated the church's ownership of land; - Josephites (20th century)Josephites (20th century)"Josephites" so-called after the name of the Metropolitan Joseph of Petrograd – leader of resistance of the True Orthodox Church in 1927-1937...
, a 20th-century movement in the Russian True Orthodox Church. - Josephites-CJJosephites-CJThe Josephites or "Sons of St. Joseph" are a Roman Catholic congregation . Their primary apostolate is the education of youth....
, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Belgium. - St. Joseph's Missionary Society (M.H.M.) headquartered outside London, also known as the Mill Hill Missionaries
- Josephite FathersJosephite FathersThe Josephite Fathers and Brothers or, more properly, Saint Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart, Inc. are a society of Catholic priests and brothers, based in the United States. It was formed in 1871 by a group of priests from the English Foreign Mission Society of Saint Joseph, also known as...
, a Roman Catholic religious order originally established to minister to African Americans, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. - Josephite (Latter Day Saints), adherents tracing Restorationist priesthood lineage through Joseph Smith III, son of the movement's founder