San Patricio, BelgranoThe Pallottine Fathers in Argentina
Palotinos
The religious congregation that runs Parroquia San Patricio in Belgrano and Colegio San Patricio in Mercedes, where its education began in 1887.
- Kind
- Religious order
- Where
- Buenos Aires
Status
Status: ActiveLast evidence: Memorial Masses at the Belgrano parish and the Centro de Espiritualidad Palotina, 5 July 2026
The Pallottines run Parroquia San Patricio in Belgrano, where five members of the community were killed on 4 July 1976 and where the memorial Mass for the 50th anniversary was held on 4 July 2026, followed by a Mass at the Centro de Espiritualidad Palotina on 5 July. Pallottine education at Colegio San Patricio in Mercedes began in February 1887, in premises first opened by Irish Sisters of Mercy and bought by the Pallottines in 1890; its 130th anniversary was celebrated on 8 October 2017. Pallottine and Passionist priests and Irish schools fed the early hurling clubs.
Sources
- Source: ACI Prensa, A 50 años de la masacre de San Patricio (3 Jul 2026), 3 July 2026(opens in a new tab)
- Source: Pallottines Ireland, Colegio San Patricio Mercedes 130th anniversary (10 Oct 2017), 10 October 2017(opens in a new tab)
- Source: Seamus J. King and Paul Darby, Becoming Irlandés: hurling and Irish identity in Argentina, Sport in Society 10:3 (May 2007), via seamusjking.com, May 2007(opens in a new tab)