International Alliance of Catholic Knights

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The International Alliance of Catholic Knights (IACK) (International Alliance of Catholic Knights ) is an international knight association in the Roman Catholic Church . It is recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as an association of the faithful .

history

On October 12, 1979, the International Alliance of Catholic Knights was founded in Glasgow ( Scotland ). On this day, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Knights of Saint Columba , the presidents of five Catholic orders of knights met and discussed an international alliance . The founding assembly decided that the knightly brotherhoods should join together to form an international association. The present leaders of the orders of knights were elected to the executive board. The founding members were the Catholic orders of knights:

The board of directors meets annually for the annual general meeting and advises on the affairs and business processes of Allianz. On April 14, 1992, the Knight Alliance was recognized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity as an association of believers and included in the register .

Patron saint

The Alliance of Catholic Knights chose Rev. Michael Joseph McGivney (1852–1890) as their patron and spiritual father. McGivney was the founder of the Knights of Columbus and was founded in 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. (2005–2013) raised to “ Venerable Servant of God ”. Every year on August 14, the anniversary of McGivney's death, the Alliance commemorates the Founding Father and prays for his beatification .

Goal setting

The members strive to achieve a responsible and apostolic life. Its goals are to spread the gospel and to gain loyalty to church leaders and especially to the Holy Father . To achieve these goals, the association wants to exert its influence and therefore works with other associations of believers.

Members

Association name founding year Member of IACK since: Nations
Columbus Knight [2] 1882 1979 United States , Canada , Mexico , Philippines , Guam , Saipan , Poland
Knights of Peter Claver [3] 1909 1987 United States, Colombia
Knights of Saint Columbanus [4] 1915 1979 Ireland
Knights of Saint Columba [5] 1919 1979 Great Britain
Knights of the Southern Cross - Australia [6] 1919 1979 Australia
Knights of the Southern Cross - New Zealand [7] 1922 1979 New Zealand
Knights of Marshall [8] 1926 1983 Ghana , Liberia , Benin and Togo
Knights of Saint Mulumba [9] 1953 1986 Nigeria
Knights of da Gama [10] 1978 1980 South Africa
Knights of St. Peter and St. Paul [11] 1989 1992 Gambia
Knights of Saint Virgil 1992 Austria
Knights of Saint Gabriel 1996 1997 United Nations
Knights of Saint Thomas the Apostle 1998 Pakistan
Chevaliers et Dames de Marie-Reine-de-la-Paix [12] 2000 Mauritius
Knights of Saint Thomas More [13] 2001 2001 Belgium

Michael Bell Memorial Award

The "Michael Bell Memorial Award" was founded in 1992 and is given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the right to life . Michael Bell was a lawyer , a member of a Franciscan secular order, and a Knight of Saint Columba. He stood up for the protection of unborn life and with actions and prayer drew attention to the right to life. The award is given to international members in the brotherhoods and to non-members. It is divided into two categories, the first category are individuals, the second category are organizations.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Venerable Servant of God: Michael Joseph McGivney [1]
  2. ↑ Michael Bell Memorial Award IACK "Initiatives for life" archive link ( Memento from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )