The college of Barnabites

The regular clerics of San Paolo are called Barnabites and postpone the letter B to their name. That of the Barnabites is one of the oldest regular orders, whose name derives from the mother house, in the church of San Barnaba in Milan. They submit to vows of charity, obedience, chastity, and the oath not to hold office of any kind.

The presence of the order in Livorno dates back to the 17th century. During the plague…