Idente Missionaries Explained

The Institute Id of Christ the Redeemer, Idente Missionaries, is a Catholic religious institute of consecrated life founded by Fernando Rielo in 1959 on the island of Tenerife, Spain. The congregation has religious men and women, as well as married missionaries.

History

The Idente Missionaries were founded on June 29, 1959 in the Diocese of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), with the support of Bishop, Domingo Pérez Cáceres. The name is derived from a combination of the Spanish word "id" and the Latin "ente" to convey the idea of the "Great Commission"