Marianists
The Catholic order of the Society of Mary ( Marianists , abbreviation : SM ) was founded in Bordeaux in 1817. Priests and lay brothers live side by side with equal rights and work as school brothers in schools, pastoral care and various professions. Its founder was the blessed French priest Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade , who (together with Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon ) also established a community of sisters of the same name. The Marianists do not wear a vestment , but the ring of loyalty and a special badge as a visible sign of belonging.
The 1020 members of the community live and work in 30 countries around the world (Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Great Britain, France, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Canada, Kenya, Colombia, Congo, Korea, Cuba, Lithuania, Malawi, Mexico, Austria, Peru, Poland, Zambia, Switzerland, Spain, Togo, Czech Republic, Tunisia and USA).
You work at 95 schools, including 3 universities, with 113,000 pupils, on development programs, in educational institutions and parishes.
Current
In August 2018, at the 35th General Chapter in Rome, Father André Fétis became the new Superior General of the worldwide Marianists. For the Marianists in Germany and Austria, Pastor Helmut Brandstetter was appointed regional superior on August 13, 2018.
Marianists in Germany and Austria
The first Marianists were called to Graz in 1857. Today the Marianists are represented in the following places:
- Greisinghof : Educational home in Tragwein in the Mühlviertel. In addition, the regional management for Germany and Austria
- Albertus Magnus School : elementary school and grammar school including student dormitory in Vienna
- Marianum : secondary school in Freistadt
- Adalbert-Stifter-Gymnasium (Linz) in Linz
- Marianum : Realschule and upper secondary school in Fulda
- Education center at Puchberg Castle near Wels
- Education center Stift Reichersberg
- Seminar center Stift Schlägl
- Schlierbach Abbey Education Center
Marianists in Switzerland
- Communauté Saint-Raphaël in Freiburg im Üechtland
- Communauté marianiste Chaminade in Sion
- Chalet marianiste in Sion
- Marianists in Dietikon
- Marianists in Naters
General Superior
- Guillaume Joseph Chaminade (1817–1845)
- Georges-Joseph Caillet (1845–1868)
- Jean-Joseph Chevaux (1868–1875)
- Charles Demangeon (1875–1876) (Vicar General)
- Joseph Simler (1876-1905)
- Joseph Hiss (1905-1922)
- Henri Lebon (1922–1922) (Vicar General)
- Ernest-Joseph Sorret (1923–1933)
- François Joseph Jung (1933–1934) (Vicar General)
- François-Joseph Kieffer (1934–1940)
- François Joseph Jung (1940–1946) (Vicar General)
- Sylvester Joseph Juergens (1946–1956)
- Paul-Joseph Hoffer (1956–1971)
- Stephen Joseph Tutas (1971–1981)
- Jose Maria Salaverri (1981-1991)
- Quentin Joseph Hakenewerth (1991–1996)
- David Joseph Fleming (1996-2006)
- Manuel Cortés (2006-2018)
- André Fétis (since 2018)
Well-known Marianists
- Hans Eidenberger , Rector of the Greisinghof Education Center
- Jakob Gapp , priest in the resistance against National Socialism
See also
literature
- Festschrift for the centenary of the Society of Mary in Austria. 1857-1957, ed. from Societas Mariae, Vienna 1957.
- Viktor Flieder: The Marianists in Austria. For the 150th anniversary of the Society of Mary. In: Annual report of the Albertus Magnus School of Marianists Vienna XVIII 1966/67, pp. 3–14.
Web links
- The Marianst Family (marianist.org , English)
- Marianists / Marianist family (marianisten.at)
- Order of the Marianists (regional management of the Austria - Germany region), on greisinghof.at
- Society of Mary (Marianists) , marianum-fulda.de
- Marianists , entry on ORDEN online.de
- Marianists - Region Austria-Germany , Section for the Cultural Assets of the Orders, kulturgueter.kath-orden.at
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c d e Marianists under new worldwide leadership - Vatican News . August 9, 2018 ( vaticannews.va [accessed October 23, 2018]).
- ^ Maria Appenzeller: Greisinghof: Special memorial for victims of the Nazi regime and new regional superior. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Père André Fétis élu quinzième Supérieur Général de la Société de Marie , July 28, 2018, accessed on August 11, 2018.