Charles of Mount Argus, was a Dutch Passionist priest who served in 19th-century Ireland. He gained a reputation for his compassion for the sick and those in need of guidance. His reputation for healings and miracles was so great at the time that a reference is made to him in the famous novel Ulysses by James Joyce. He has been canonized by the Catholic Church. His feast day is 5 January.
Father Charles of St Andrew wearing the Passionist habit (1851)
Bust of St. Charles in Munstergeleen
The tomb of Father Charles in Mount Argus Church, Dublin
The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, abbreviated CP, are a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men, founded by Paul of the Cross in 1720, with a special emphasis on and devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ. A known symbol of the congregation is the labeled emblem of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, surmounted by a cross. This symbol is often sewn into the attire of its congregants.
The Roman Catholic Church of St Mungo's Church, Townhead, Glasgow, is run by the Passionists of the Province of St Patrick.
Monastery of the Presentation in Monte Argentario, Tuscany
Painting of Bl. Bernard Silvestrelli wearing the Habit, Sign and Mantle.
House of the Passionist Sisters in Colombo (Greater Curitiba), Paraná, Southern Brazil
