The Catholic Benevolent Legion was a Roman Catholic benevolent society providing life insurance[1] founded in New York in 1881. A parallel Catholic Women's Benevolent Legion was founded in 1895.[2][3] The Legion merged with the Knights of Columbus in 1969.[4]
| Abbreviation | CBL |
|---|---|
| Successor | Knights of Columbus |
| Formation | 1881 |
| Dissolved | 1969 |
| Type | Catholic fraternal service |
References edit
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Smith, John Talbot (2008). The Catholic Church in New York: A History of the New York Diocese from Its Establishment in 1808 to the Present Time. Cosimo, Inc. p. 456. ISBN 9781605202785. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Statistics, Fraternal Societies. Fraternal Monitor. 1914. p. 192. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "NAME AND STATUS CHANGES OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. (356 KB), National Fraternal Congress of America
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