Congrégation Des Messieurs De Lyon
The Congregation of the Gentlemen of Lyon (French: ''Congrégation des Messieurs de Lyon'') is a Catholic organization with a counter-revolutionary ethos. It was founded in 1802 and was particularly active in Lyon during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on religious, charitable, educational, and political initiatives. A Catholic Congregation Counter-Revolutionary Inspiration The violent repression of the Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention in 1793 deeply affected the city of Lyon, fostering a "Catholicism of refusal" during the Napoleonic era. This movement was inspired by the memory of revolutionary repression and loyalty to the Legitimist cause. On July 28, 1802, seven young men, led by stockbroker Benoît Coste, created a Sodality of Our Lady under the spiritual guidance of Jesuit Pierre Roger. Known as the Congregation of the Gentlemen of Lyon, its spiritual activities included sacraments, prayers, and retreats, combined with an apostolic missio ...
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Counter-revolutionary
A counter-revolutionary or an anti-revolutionary is anyone who opposes or resists a revolution, particularly one who acts after a revolution has occurred, in order to try to overturn it or reverse its course, in full or in part. The adjective "counter-revolutionary" pertains to movements that would restore the state of affairs, or the principles, that prevailed during a pre-revolutionary era. Definition A counter-revolution is opposition or resistance to a revolutionary movement. It can refer to attempts to defeat a revolutionary movement before it takes power, as well as attempts to restore the old regime after a successful revolution. Europe France The word "counter-revolutionary" originally referred to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution, such as Joseph de Maistre, Louis de Bonald or, later, Charles Maurras, the founder of the '' Action Française'' monarchist movement. More recently, it has been used in France to describe political movements ...
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Cercle De L'Union
Cercle is French for ''circle''. It can refer to: * Circle (administrative division) * Cercle (French colonial), an administrative unit of the French Overseas Empire * Cercle (Mali), the Malian administrative unit ** The specific Cercles of Mali * Cercle Brugge K.S.V., a Belgian football club from Bruges * Le Cercle, a foreign policy think-tank specialising in international security * In Belgium, Cercles are Student Societies based around each faculty * Cercle (company) Cercle is a music company headquartered in Paris, France. It operates as a livestreaming platform for music, an event and festival producer and a record label. Founded in 2016 by Derek Barbolla, Cercle originally specialized in organizing, film ...

Catholic Organizations
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world, each overseen by one or more bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upon whom primacy ...
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