Christian Doctrine Fathers

The Christian Doctrine Fathers officially named Congregation of Christian Doctrine (Latin: Congregatio Patrum Doctrinae Christianae), abbreviated D.C. and also commonly called the Doctrinaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men.

Congregation of Christian Doctrine

Congregatio Patrum Doctrinae Christianae[1]
Abbreviation	Post-nominal letters: D.C.[1]
Nickname	Dottrinari
Formation	1592; 433 years ago (1592)[1]
Founder	Saint Fr. César de Bus, D.C.[1]
Founded at	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Type	Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for men[1]
Headquarters	General Motherhouse: Santa Maria in Monticelli 28, Rome, Italy[1]
Coordinates	41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E
Members	85 members (includes 54 priests) as of 2020[1]
Superior General	Fr. Sergio La Pegna, D.C.[1]
Ministry	Parish ministry, teaching and publishing—especially catechetical texts.
Website	users.libero.it/dottry/ (in Italian)

As of 31 December 2020, the congregation consisted of 20 communities with 85 religious, 54 of them priests.^[1] Dottrinari priests are devoted mainly to parish ministry, teaching and publishing—especially catechetical texts.

History

The Congregation was founded on 29 September 1592 in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France by French priest César de Bus (1544–1607) as a community of priests devoted to the secular education of children. It was approved by the Holy See on 23 December 1597.

The congregation was reorganized by Pope Benedict XIII and Pope Benedict XIV, who in 1747 joined the brotherhood founded in Rome in 1560 by Marco de Sadis Cusani.

Saints, Blesseds, and other holy people

Saints

• César de Bus (3 February 1544 – 15 April 1607), founder of the order, canonized on 15 May 2022

Blesseds

• Claude Bochot (10 July 1720 – 3 September 1792), priest and Martyr of the French Revolution, beatified on 17 October 1926
• Eustache Félix (23 April 1726 – 3 September 1792), priest and Martyr of the French Revolution, beatified on 17 October 1926

Servants of God

• Joseph Raoulx (10 August 1737 - 25 July 1794), priest and Martyr of the French Revolution^[2]

Other notable members

• José Alves da Costa – Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (1939–2012)
• Hercule Audiffret – French orator and religious writer (1603–1659)
• Vilson Dias de Oliveira – Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1958)
• Esprit Fléchier – French preacher, author, prelate of the Catholic Church (1632–1710); Entered the order in 1648 and left it in 1659.