Salvatorians

The Salvatorians (in honor of Salvator Mundi ) are a Catholic religious community that is divided into three branches - religious men , women religious and lay people . The official name of the Salvatorians who are close to the Jesuits is Societas Divini Salvatoris ( Society of the Divine Savior , abbreviation : SDS ), that of the Salvatorians Sorores Divini Salvatoris (Sisters of the Divine Savior) and that of the Lay Salvatorians International Community of the Divine Savior (International Community of the Divine Savior) .

history

In 1881 the Salvatorians were founded by Franziskus Maria vom Kreuz Jordan (1848–1918), who in 1888, together with Baroness Therese von Wüllenweber (1833–1907), established the order of the Salvatorian Sisters. Maria-Theresia von Wüllenweber was born in 1968 by Pope Paul VI. Beatified by the apostles under the religious name of Mother Mary .

Superior General of the Order is Milton Zonta.

The German order province was divided into two provinces in 1930, which were reunited in 2009 under the Provincial Leonhard Berchtold with seat in Munich.

In April 2018 there were 59 Salvatorians in eight locations in Germany. While the branches in Munich- Laim , Berlin-Schmargendorf , Steinfeld (Kall) and Bad Wurzach will be retained, those in Lochau (Vorarlberg), Münster-St. Gottfried , Maria Steinbach and Stuttgart-Giebel are dissolved. “The branch in Gurtweil / Waldshut, the birthplace of Father Franziskus Jordan, the founder of the Salvatorians, has a special status as a project . A separate decision has to be made about the long-term perspective of this branch. "

Salvatorians are present in Germany in Kerpen-Horrem , Bad Wurzach , Berlin-Waidmannslust , Grevenbroich , Mönchengladbach-Neuwerk , Passau , Steinfeld (Kall) , Stralsund , Warburg and Everswinkel .

Worldwide there are 1250 Salvatorians in 30 countries, about 1200 Salvatorians and 1300 Salvatorian lay people.

General Superior

• 1881–1915 Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
• 1915–1945 Pankratius Pfeiffer
• 1945–1947 Facundus Peterek
• 1947–1953 Franz Emmenegger
• 1953–1965 Bonaventure Josef Schweizer
• 1965–1969 Maurinus Rast
• 1969-1975 Earl Donald Skwor
• 1975–1987 Gerard Rogowski
• 1987-1993 Malachy McBride
• 1993–1999 Karl Hoffmann
• 1999-2013 Andrzej Urbański
• 2013– 0000Milton Zonta

spirituality

The Salvatorians are inspired in their spirituality by the spiritual diary of their founder, Father Jordan. A sentence from the Gospel of John , the implementation of which the Salvatorians aim to implement, is of particular significance and the basic building block of the rule of the order : "This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." , 3.) Father Jordan began his spiritual diary with the motto : “Everything for the greater glory of God and for the salvation of souls”. The Salvatorians want to proclaim Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world.

See also

• Mission Medical Institute

Web links

Commons : Salvatorians  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Male branch

• Societas Divini Salvatoris - Salvatorians International
• Society of the Divine Savior - The Salvatorians
• Salvatorians in Berlin
• Community of the parishes of St. Hermann Josef Steinfeld
• Salvatorians in Switzerland
• Salvatorians in Austria and Romania
• Youth, professions, social commitment, friends, donations, mess grants. Salvatorians, archived from the original on January 4, 2014 . 

Women's branch

• Sisters of the Divine Savior - Salvatorian Sisters of the Divine Savior International
• Provincialate of the German Province of Salvatorians
• Community of Salvatorians in South Tyrol
• Salvatorian women, Austrian province

Lay community

• International Community of the Divine Savior - lay Salvatorians international
• Lay Salvatorians in Austria

Johann Baptist Jordan

• Johann Baptist Jordan : Spiritual Diary 1875–1918. (pdf; 4.5 MB) South German province of the Salvatorians. Salwator Verlag, Krakow, May 10, 2007 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Future planning of the Salvatorians in Germany: Salvatorians plan for the future - dissolution of branches . Press release of the Salvatorians in Germany, April 7, 2018, accessed on April 11, 2018.
2. ↑ Where are we? Locations in Germany . Provincialate of the German Province of Salvatorians, accessed on April 11, 2018.
3. ↑ Where are we? Provincialate of the German Province of Salvatorians, accessed on April 11, 2018.