Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight. The organization is named after the explorer Christopher Columbus.The organization was founded in March 1882 as a mutual benefit society for working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States. In addition to providing an insurance system for its members, its charter states that it endeavors "to promote such social and intellectual intercourse among its members as shall be desirable and proper." It has grown to support refugee relief, Catholic education, local parishes and dioceses, and global Catholic social and political causes. The Knights promote the Catholic view on public policy issues, including opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion.
The organization also provides certain financial services to the individual and institutional Catholic market. Its wholly owned insurance company, one of the largest in the world, underwrites more than twomillion insurance contracts, totaling more than $121billion of life insurance in force as of 2023. It is a Fortune 1000 company based on its annual revenues. The order also owns the Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors, a money management firm which invests in accordance with Catholic social teachings.
As of 2023, the Knights reported having over twomillion members around the world. Women may participate in K of C through the Columbiettes and other female auxiliaries, and boys may join the Columbian Squires. The Order comprises four different "degrees", each one of which exemplifies one of the core principles of the order. There are more than 16,000 local Knights of Columbus councils around the world, including over 300 on college campuses. Provided by Wikipedia
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101Created 1951“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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102Created 1952“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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103Created 1955“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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104Created 1958“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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105Created 1958“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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106Created 1959“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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107Created 1960“...Knights of Columbus. Supreme Council...”
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108by Ravoux, A. (Augustin), 1815-1906“...Knights of Columbus. Ravoux Assembly...”
Created 1982
Location: Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross
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109Created 1953“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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110Created 1948“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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111Created 1953“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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112Created 1948“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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113Created 1951“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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116Created 1959“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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117Created 1948“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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118Created 1955“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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119Created 1949“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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120Created 1950“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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121Created 1949“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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122Created 1956“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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123Created 1951“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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124Created 1954“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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134Created 1956“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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135Created 1959“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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141Created 1953“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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142Created 1972“...Knights of Columbus. Catholic Information Service...”
Location: Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
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143by Dunn, William H.“...Knights of Columbus. Texas State Council...”
Created 1978
Location: Scarborough-Phillips Library Library, St. Edward's University
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144by Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958“...Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission...”
Created 1935
Location: Scarborough-Phillips Library Library, St. Edward's University
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146Created 1952“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
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147Created 1953“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
Location: U.S. Catholic Special Collection, University of Dayton
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148Created 1966“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Bureau...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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149Created 1962“...Knights of Columbus. Religious Information Buriau...”
Location: Marian Library, University of Dayton
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150Created 1936“...Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission...”
Location: Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library, Barry University
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