brothers of Mercy

As Brothers of Mercy many are male order within the Catholic Church called. They are fraternities whose members are mainly active in the care of the sick and the elderly . Most of these communities live according to the rule of St. Augustine and date from the 19th century.

General

The Brothers of Mercy are a small religious community, but the number of people they employ is more than 50,000 worldwide, most of whom work in hospitals. This is because they see the nursing of the sick and the elderly as their most important task.

Fraternities

However, the designation "Brothers of Mercy" alone cannot clearly be assigned to an order. Several congregations have given themselves this name. In Germany these are above all the "Barmherzigen Brüder von Maria-Hilf" ( Trier ) and the Bavarian Order Province of the "Merciful Brothers of St. John of God" ( Munich ).

Merciful Brothers of St. Johannes von Gott , Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis de Deo, Order abbreviation OH (with Bavarian and Austrian Order Province)
Brothers of Mercy of Maria Hilf , Fratres Misericordiae Mariae Auxiliatricis, religious symbol FMMA
Merciful Brothers of Montabaur , Congregatio Fratrum Misericordiae de Montabaur, abbreviation FMM
Merciful Brothers of Mechelen , Fratres De Misericordia (Mechelen), order abbreviation FDM also "Broeders van Scheppers"

Order Province

During the provincial chapter, the new provincial superior is elected by the provincial councils. The Provincial is supported in his leadership, by the Order Province, by the four Provincial Councils. The term of office of the Provincial and the Provincial Definitory is four years.

Brother Seraphim Schorer, 1st Provincial Council
Brother Ermerich Steigerwald, 2nd Provincial Council
Brother Bernhard Binder, 3rd Provincial Council
Father Thomas Väth, 4th Provincial Council
Brother Benedikt Hau, Provincial

Current

Since 2004, the Order and the OTH Regensburg have awarded outstanding bachelor theses, the sponsorship award is given to graduates of the Faculty of Applied Health and Social Sciences.

Churches and hospitals

Brothers of Mercy Hospital (List)
Church of the Merciful Brothers (list)

More male orders

List of orders of men

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Merciful and hands-on. Retrieved August 28, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Mittelbayerische.de: Barmherzige: Provincial leadership newly elected . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on August 28, 2018]).
↑ FOCUS Online: Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg: Barmherzige Brüder award 2017 advancement award to social and health scientists . In: FOCUS Online . ( focus.de [accessed on August 28, 2018]).
↑ Mittelbayerische.de: Barmherzige Brüder sponsor graduates . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on August 28, 2018]).

[:1-1] Merciful and hands-on. Retrieved August 28, 2018 .

[:0-2] Mittelbayerische.de: Barmherzige: Provincial leadership newly elected . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on August 28, 2018]).

[3] FOCUS Online: Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg: Barmherzige Brüder award 2017 advancement award to social and health scientists . In: FOCUS Online . ( focus.de [accessed on August 28, 2018]).

[4] Mittelbayerische.de: Barmherzige Brüder sponsor graduates . In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung . ( Mittelbayerische.de [accessed on August 28, 2018]).