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Knights of Columbus
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Knights of Columbus
The
Knights of Columbus
is the world's largest
Catholic
fraternal service organization
. Founded by Father
Michael J. McGivney
in
New Haven
,
Connecticut
, in 1882, it was named in honor of the
mariner
Christopher Columbus
. Originally serving as a
mutual benefit society
to low-income immigrant Catholics, it developed into a fraternal benefit society dedicated to providing charitable services, promoting
Catholic education
and actively defending
Roman Catholicism
in various nations.
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