Franciscan Sisters of Aiterhofen

The Franciscan Sisters of Aiterhofen - full name: Franciscan Sisters of the Penance OSF in Aiterhofen - are a Roman Catholic women's order or a so-called regulated third order ( Franciscan Third Order Congregation) according to episcopal law with a generalate and motherhouse in Aiterhofen in the St. Josef Monastery .

history

founding

In 1840 Angela Fraundorfer founded a religious association with 13 young women from Geltolfing and the surrounding area. Pastor Handwercher von Oberschneiding was their spiritual director. On April 26, 1846, King Ludwig I of Bavaria granted the women permission. In 1846–1848 they built a house near the parish church of Aiterhofen, in which they have been together since February 14, 1849 according to the rule of St. Francis of Assisi live. Since 1855 the sisters have been taking perpetual vows and forming a monastic community with a novitiate . The founders had the intention that the sisters should lead a life of penance in isolation from the world, combined with works of charity, in particular the education of poor illegitimate girls and the care of the poor and the sick.

Missionary activity

Following the calls of Pope Pius XI , the Congregation sent five sisters on April 26, 1935 (Sister Benigna Binder, Sister Maria Augustina Aubeck, Sister Maria Antonia Pfeilschifter, Sister Serafine Plotz and Sister Gertrudis Schonberger) Arrived in Brazil May, 1935 .
The first foundation took place with the Santa Casa da Misericórdia (= Holy House of Mercy) on August 13, 1935 in Bariri ( State of São Paulo ) - a hospital in Bariri and an orphanage in Barretos were taken over.
In 1992 three Brazilian and one German sister were sent to the Bolivian lowlands . In the vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez , they worked under the Bavarian Franciscan mission bishop (Antonio) Eduardo Bösl OFM for the Chiquitanos , mainly in pastoral care, schools and hospitals.

The religious community today

Today (2018) 36 sisters live in Germany and around 50 sisters in the Santa Clara province in Brazil, some of them also work in Bolivia. Since September 2016 a Brazilian sister has been living in an intercongregational community in Mozambique together with 2 sisters from other congregations.

Facilities in Aiterhofen

St. Josef Monastery (mother house) with monastery church
Franciscan youth center
Angela Fraundorfer Secondary School for boys and girls
Parament and flag embroidery
until January 2017: Kindergarten Maria Schutz with attached crèche (now sponsored by the municipality of Aiterhofen)

Facilities in Brazil

In addition to the Provincial House founded on November 15, 1945 in the center of Taquaritinga (SP - State of São Paulo) with the attached novitiate São Francisco de Assis , there are the following branches:

Barretos (SP)
- "Casa abrigo Ir. Lourdes" since October 4th, 1994 - family replacement facility

Buritirana (MA - Maranhão State ) Comunidade Sta. Maria dos Anjos since March 19, 2004 - pastoral work in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Campo Mourão (PR - State of Paraná ) "Lar dos Velhinhos Frederico Ozanan" since October 21, 1984 - a kind of old people's home

Guia Lopes da Laguna (MS - State of Mato Grosso do Sul ) "Asilo São Francisco de Assis" since May 13, 1993 - Pastoral care with the elderly and children

Jaboticabal (SP) (in the Bairro Cohab II) "Casa de Pastoral Nossa Senhora de Fátima" since June 27, 1994 - work in the pastoral house and in the seminary of the diocese

Jaú (SP) (in Bairro Vila Assis) "Hospital Amaral Carvalho" since July 2nd, 1964 - originally nursing, currently pastoral work in the hospital

Louveira (SP) (in Bairro Santo Antônio) "Casa de Pastoral - Nossa Senhora Mãe dos Homens" since April 13, 1991 - pastoral work with families, sick people - children's choir

Ribeirão Preto (SP)

GEWO-Haus, founded and supported by a foundation owned by Georg Woschina, a citizen of Weiden. Children and young people are looked after here, and they also have the opportunity to do manual work or to do an apprenticeship.

in the Bairro Sumarezinho the Escola de Educação Infantil "Mônica 1" - a kind of pre-school

in the Bairro Vila Virgínia the Comunidade Sta. Clara with the "Associação São Francisco de Assis - GeWo-Haus" - a kind of day care center with lunch, homework supervision and further training opportunities

in Bairro Vila Virgínia the Escola de Educação Infantil "Mônica 2" since February 1992 - a kind of pre-school

Taquaritinga (SP)

in the center the "Colégio Pequeno Príncipe" - school since 1977
in the center the Comunidade Ana Fraundorfer with the "Lar São João Bosco" founded on October 7, 1952, taken over on June 12, 1955 - children's and youth home

Vargem Grande do Sul (SP)

"Santa Casa de Misericórdia" - the sisters have been active in this municipal institution since December 7, 1948
"Sociedade Humanitária" since August 4th 1955 working with senior citizens

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Franciscans of Aiterhofen at Orden online . ORDEN website online. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
↑ ^a ^b Aiterhofen Monastery
↑ ^a ^b ^c Diocese of Regensburg (Ed.): Register of the Diocese of Regensburg . ed. i. A. Sr Excellency of the Most Revered Bishop Dr. Antonius von Henle from the Episcopal Ordinariate Regensburg. Regensburg 1916, p. 652 ( digitized version ).
↑ ^a ^b Josef Rußwurm: Seeking love - 40 years of the Caritas Association for the Diocese of Regensburg 1922–1962 . Franciscan Sisters of Aiterhofen. Ed .: Michael Prem. Buchdruckerei Max Haas, Regensburg 1962, p. 267 .
↑ Quem Somos (Who We Are) ( Memento of May 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Website of the province of Santa Clara in Brazil (Portuguese). Retrieved May 1, 2015.
↑ To the province of Santa Clara in Brazil with the region of Bolivia . Website of the Franciscan Sisters of Aiterhofen. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ Bishop celebrates patronage . Website of the diocese of Regensburg. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
↑ Onde estamos (Where we are) Brasil, Província Santa Clara de Assis . Website of the province of Santa Clara in Brazil (Portuguese). Retrieved May 1, 2015.
↑ http://www.kloster-aiterhofen.de/startfiles/start_09.htm
↑ Taking time for others - Solidarity visit to the GeWo house Ribeirão Preto ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Young Caritas website. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

[1] Franciscans of Aiterhofen at Orden online . ORDEN website online. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

[KA-2] Aiterhofen Monastery

[Mat1916-3] Diocese of Regensburg (Ed.): Register of the Diocese of Regensburg . ed. i. A. Sr Excellency of the Most Revered Bishop Dr. Antonius von Henle from the Episcopal Ordinariate Regensburg. Regensburg 1916, p. 652 ( digitized version ).

[RW-4] Josef Rußwurm: Seeking love - 40 years of the Caritas Association for the Diocese of Regensburg 1922–1962 . Franciscan Sisters of Aiterhofen. Ed .: Michael Prem. Buchdruckerei Max Haas, Regensburg 1962, p. 267 .

[5] Quem Somos (Who We Are) ( Memento of May 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Website of the province of Santa Clara in Brazil (Portuguese). Retrieved May 1, 2015.

[6] To the province of Santa Clara in Brazil with the region of Bolivia . Website of the Franciscan Sisters of Aiterhofen. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

[7] Bishop celebrates patronage . Website of the diocese of Regensburg. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

[8] Onde estamos (Where we are) Brasil, Província Santa Clara de Assis . Website of the province of Santa Clara in Brazil (Portuguese). Retrieved May 1, 2015.

[9] ttp://www.kloster-aiterhofen.de/startfiles/start_09.htm

[10] Taking time for others - Solidarity visit to the GeWo house Ribeirão Preto ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Young Caritas website. Retrieved May 2, 2015.