Redemptorist

[ ri-demp-ter-ist ]

/ rɪˈdɛmp tər ɪst /

a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.

Origin of Redemptorist

1825–35; < French rédemptoriste < Late Latin redēmptor (Latin redēm-, variant stem of redimere to redeem + -tor -tor; cf. emptor) + French -iste -ist

He was professed as a Redemptorist in 1950, and ordained a priest seven years later.

Week in Death: The Peacemaker Priest |The Telegraph |November 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Thereupon Richard confirmed the promise he had made of contributing five hundred ducats to the funds of the Redemptorist fathers.

The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes |Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
We were then students at the preparatory college of the Redemptorist order.

Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 |Various
Having soon after joined the Redemptorist congregation, Father Dechamps made his novitiate in 1835.

Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 |Various

Finally, the Redemptorist father came to Spain with me, and fifty other ransomed Christians.

The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes |Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
My primary education was obtained, up until the seventh grade, at Redemptorist Grammar School.

Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Redemptorist

/ (rɪˈdɛmptərɪst) /

RC Church a member of a religious congregation founded in 1732 to do missionary work among the poor

C19: from French redemptoriste, from Old French or Latin redemptor, from Latin redimere, see redeem