Editing Redemptorists (section)

{{Short description|Catholic missionary order}}
{{About|the male religious congregation founded by Alphonsus Liguori|its female counterpart|Redemptoristines|traditionist group formerly known as the "Transalpine Redemptorists"|Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer|other uses|Redemptorist (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox organization
| name                = Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
| native_name         = ''Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris''
| image               = Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris CSsR.png
| image_size          = 175px
| abbreviation        = CSsR
| formation           = {{start date and age|November 9, 1732}}
| founder             = [[Alphonsus Liguori]]
| founding_location   = [[Scala (SA)|Scala]], Italy
| type                = Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men
| headquarters        = Via Merulana 31, [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| membership          = 4,498 members (includes 3,395 priests) as of 04/2025
| leader_title        = Superior general
| leader_name         = Fr. Rogério Gomes, CSsR
| leader_title2       = Patroness
| leader_name2        = Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
| website             = {{URL|cssr.news}}
}}

The '''Redemptorists''', officially named the '''Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer''' ({{langx|la|links=no|Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris}}), abbreviated '''CSsR''',<ref>{{cite book|title=Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2010|year=2010| publisher=Libreria Editrice Vaticana|location=Città del Vaticano|page=1441}}</ref> is a [[Catholic]] clerical [[religious congregation]] of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by [[Alphonsus Liguori]] at [[Scala (SA)|Scala]], Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people around [[Naples]]. It is dedicated to [[missionary]] work and they minister in more than 100 countries. Members of the congregation are [[Catholic priests]] and [[brother (Catholic)|consecrated religious brothers]].

The Redemptorists are especially dedicated to [[Our Lady of Perpetual Help]] and were appointed by [[Pope Pius IX]] in 1865 as both custodians and missionaries of the icon of that title, which is enshrined at the Redemptorist [[Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Rome|Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori in Rome]]. Many Redemptorist churches are dedicated to her under that title.

However, the Patroness of the Congregation is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title "Immaculate Conception", of which St. Alphonsus was a strong propagator even before Marian Dogma was officially promulgated.