Edmundites
| Societas Patrum S. Edmundi (Latin) | |
Rev. Jean Baptiste Muard - Founder of the religious congregation Society of Saint Edmund | |
| Abbreviation | S.S.E. (post-nominal letters) |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Edmundites |
| Formation | 1843 |
| Founder | Fr.Jean-Baptiste Muard, SSE |
| Founded at | Pontigny, France |
| Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for men |
| Headquarters | Edmundite Generalate 270 Winooski Park, Colchester, Vermont 05439, USA |
| Members | 22 members (18 priests) as of 2020 |
Motto | Latin: English: Do the best we can, with what little we have, to serve those most in need |
| Rev. Fr. David Cray, S.S.E. | |
Patron saint | Saint Edmund of Canterbury |
Parent organization | Catholic Church |
| Website | https://www.sse.org/ |
The Society of Saint Edmund (Latin: Societas Patrum S. Edmundi), also known as the Edmundites, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1843 in Pontigny, France, by Jean Baptiste Muard. The congregation is named after Saint Edmund. The members of the congregation add the postnominal letters S.S.E.
In 2022, the congregation announced it would enter completion and no longer accept new members.