▁existed ▁in ▁Rome ▁from ▁ 1 5 9 2 , ▁express ly ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁poor ▁sou ls . ▁It ▁has ▁numerous ▁members , ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 6 1 5 ▁has ▁added ▁other ▁con fr atern ities ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁object . ▁The ▁Arch con fr atern ity ▁of ▁Death ▁and ▁P ray er ▁( mort is ▁et ▁or ation is ), ▁founded ▁at ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁dell ’ O ra zione ▁e ▁Mor te ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 8 , ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁bur ial ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁abandoned , ▁still ▁exists . ▁ ▁About ▁ 1 6 8 7 ▁the ▁rules ▁for ▁a ▁special ▁con fr atern ity ▁" for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Ne edy ▁Sou ls ▁in ▁P urg atory " ▁were ▁approved ▁in ▁Rome ▁under ▁the ▁sacred ▁names ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁Mary ▁and ▁Joseph . ▁The ▁con fr atern ity ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁on ▁Mount ▁Cal v ary ▁and ▁the ▁Sor row ful ▁Mother ▁spons ored ▁process ions ▁of ▁the ▁Way ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Col os se um ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁special ▁popular ity , ▁having ▁been ▁inaugur ated ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁and ▁having ▁St . ▁Leonard ▁of ▁Port ▁Maur ic ▁among ▁its ▁ill ust ri ous ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁local ▁Francis c ans ▁formed ▁the ▁Ing ol stadt ▁Mass ▁Association , ▁that ▁aim ed ▁to ▁proc ure ▁for ▁all ▁members ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁a