DIVINE WORD, SOCIETY OF THE
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Divine Word, Society of the
• The first German Catholic missionary society established. It was founded in 1875 during the period of the Kulturkampf at Steyl, near Tegelen, Holland, by a priest, Rev. Arnold Janssen (d. 15 January, 1909), for the propagation of the Catholic religion among pagan nations
Catholic Encyclopedia.Kevin Knight.2006.