Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord (also known as, Congregatio Discipulorum Domini also its translation in Latin) is a Catholic

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, founded by future Cardinal

Celso Costantini Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (3 April 1876 – 17 October 1958) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and the founder of the Disciples of the Lord who served as the Apostolic Chancellor from 1954 until his death. He became a cardinal in 19 ...

, an Italian, on 4 January 1927 at Xuanhua (Süanhwafu) of

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Province in

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. It was the only Catholic institute to be established in Asia.

External links

歡迎參觀 - Congregatio Discipulorum Domini
official website in

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