Bible Encyclopedias
Baccanarists
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a society in the Church of Rome, founded in Italy by one Baccanari after the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773. Its object was to restore the order under a new name and form. Pius VI favored the organization, and it spread into Austria, Holland, and England. In 1814 its members were united with the re-established order of Jesuits, (See JESUITS).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Baccanarists'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/b/baccanarists.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.