Augustinian recollections

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The Augustinian Recollects ( Latin Ordo Augustinianorum Recollectorum , abbreviation OAR ) are a Roman Catholic religious order under the jurisdiction of an institute of consecrated life based in Rome .

history

The Augustinian recollects belonging to the mendicant orders were founded in Spain in 1588 as a branch of the Augustinian Discalceates ; the general chapter was in Toledo . The community bound by the Augustine Rule was approved by the Holy See in 1912 as an independent order and is one of the four central Augustinian orders . The seat of the superior general is in Rome. The term recollects (from Latin recollecti "the gathered") denotes religious orders with strict observance , that is, orders that follow strict rules.

organization

The main institutions of the order include the seat of the superior general, with the prior general, a council of the order and the curia as well as an educational institution. The General House has been in Rome since 1959; it houses the archive with all historical documents, the administration and the personnel department. The international colleague St. Ildefonso and St. Thomas von Villanova was founded in 1616 in the Roman old town and at the same time offers a living area for the students. The students and schoolchildren are prepared here for the further course at universities and three institutes - the Historical Institute , the Institute for Augustinology and the Spiritual Institute . The order of the Augustinian recollects also includes several communities of Augustinian women ( Vita contemplativa ) and sisters ( Vita activa ).

Religious provinces

The order is divided into eight provinces with different areas, which are not assigned geographically; the order provinces are named after saints of the Augustinian order:

  • The Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentino was established in 1622 and has religious houses in Spain, Taiwan , England , Mexico , Costa Rica , United States and Brazil .
  • The Province of Our Lady of Candelaria has institutions in Colombia and Chile , it was created in 1663.
  • The province of St. Thomas of Villanova was established in 1909 and includes homes in Spain, Argentina , Brazil, and Venezuela .
  • The Province of St. Augustine was established in 1943 with religious houses in the United States and Mexico.
  • The Province of St. Joseph has houses and facilities in Spain, Venezuela, and Peru, and was also established in 1948.
  • The Province of St. Rita was founded in Brazil in 1960.
  • The Province of Notre Dame of Consolation was founded in 1961 and includes homes in Spain, Panama, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic .
  • The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno is the youngest province with houses in the Philippines and was established in 1998.

Prior General

  • Feliciano de Ocio (1944-1950)
  • Eugenio Ayape (1950-1962)
  • Angelus Almárcegui (1962-1968)
  • José Javier Pipaón Monreal (1986-1998)
  • Javier Desiderio Guerra Ayala (1998 - November 10, 2010)
  • Miguel Miró Miró (since 2010)

Other areas of work

The religious community includes 17 bishops , most of whom work in mission areas. The focus of the mission work is in Brazil, China, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Sierra Leone (West Africa).

In Spain, the order supports the international Caritas organization “Haren Alde” ( Catalan : for the good) based in Madrid . This is an organization that carries out social and educational programs in developing countries.

Known order members

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nikolaus von Tolentino in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on March 12, 2011
  2. ↑ heiligenlexikon.de: Thomas Garcia von Villanova in the Ecumenical Saint Lexicon , accessed on March 12, 2011
  3. ^ Joseph of Nazareth in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on March 12, 2011
  4. ↑ Rita von Cascia in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on March 12, 2011
  5. ↑ ritaschwestern.de: Rita von Cascia , accessed on August 29, 2017
  6. ↑ In the Augustinian order, the solemn festival “Mary, Mother of Consolation” is celebrated on September 4th, see also Mary in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on March 12th, 2011
  7. ↑ Ezekiel Moreno y Dias in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints , accessed on March 12, 2011
  8. ↑ Homepage Haren Alde ( Memento from January 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive )