Apostolate, commonly referred to as Pallottines, is an international community founded in Rome, Italy by Vincent Pallotti. The Pallottine Sisters trace their beginnings to the Pia Casa di Carità (Pious House of Charity) he established in Rome in 1838. This was a work dedicated to the religious and civil education of young girls who had been abandoned on the streets of Rome to procure food through begging. It is a work that is still operating today. The Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate began in Germany as a response to the missionary needs in the Cameroons which were being administrated by the Pallottine Fathers. During the Christmas Season, a nativity scene that Pallotti made himself is put on display at the Vatican, in the basilica's square, before the Christmas tree. Pallotti promoted the celebration of the Octave of the Epiphany as an act of unity with his Orthodox brethren who celebrated Christmas on 6 January at that time (now 7 January). See also Pallottines St Peter's Italian Church St. Vincent Pallotti High School References External links Jansenius and Jansenism - from the Catholic Encyclopedia International Directory of the Pallottines (Western Canadian Delegature) Vincent Pallotti bio St. Vincent Pallotti "Apostle of the Infinite: The Life of Saint Vincent Pallotti" (Saint Benedict Center) 1795 births 1850 deaths Clergy from Rome Italian Roman Catholic saints Italian Roman Catholic missionaries Founders of Catholic religious communities Pallottines Incorrupt saints Beatifications by Pope Pius XII Canonizations by Pope John XXIII