Trinitarians

The Trinitarians, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives (Latin: Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis et Captivorum; abbreviated OSsT), is a mendicant order of the Catholic Church for men founded in Cerfroid, outside Paris, in the late 12th century. From the very outset, a special dedication to the mystery of the Holy Trinity has been a constitutive element of the order's life.

This article is about the Catholic religious order. For other uses, see Trinitarian (disambiguation).
"Order of the Holy Trinity" redirects here. For the Ethiopian house order, see Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia).
Trinitarians
Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives
Latin: Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis et Captivorum
AbbreviationOSsT
NicknameTrinitarians
Formation17 December 1198 (17 December 1198)
FoundersJohn of Matha and Felix of Valois
TypeMendicant order
PurposeTo ransom Christian captives
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Membership (2018)
610 (415 priests)
Minister General
Luigi Buccarello, OSsT
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websitetrinitari.org

Papal documents refer to the founder only as Brother John, but tradition identifies him as John de Matha, whose feast day is celebrated on 17 December. The founding-intention for the order was the ransom of Christians held captive by Muslims, a consequence of crusading and of piracy along the Mediterranean coast of Europe.

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