Knights of Saint Columbanus

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Figure of Saint Columban the Younger

The Knights of Saint Columbanus (German: Ritter des Saint Columbanus ) are a knightly brotherhood in the Roman Catholic Church . They were founded in Ireland in 1919 .

history

The Brotherhood of the Knights of St. Columbanus was founded in 1915 by Canon James K. O'Neill (1857–1928) in Belfast . Its founder was a particular admirer of Pope Leo XIII. (1878–1903) published the social encyclical Rerum novarum and endeavored to address social issues in a practical way. In addition, he was inspired by the opinion published by Pope Pius X (1903–1914) on the lay apostolate (see encyclical Il fermo proposito ) and Catholic Action . Therefore he wanted to found a corresponding association of believers. It began with lectures on Catholic Social Doctrine and concluded with the founding of the Knights of St. Columbanus in 1915. The motto of the brotherhood is "Instaurare omnia in Christo" (German: Renew everything in Christ) and refers to the letter to the Ephesians 4:24 EU .

organization

The Supreme Council is the governing body of the Brotherhood and consists of the Board of Directors and its members. The members are the chairman , the executive council, all former chairmen, the provincial councils and their deputies, as well as four assessors . The Board of Directors of the Supreme Council consists of the

  • Chairman (Supreme Knight)
  • Deputy Supreme Knight
  • Chaplain (Supreme Chaplain)
  • Secretary (Supreme Chancellor)
  • First Secretary (Supreme Secretary)
  • Legal Counsel (Supreme Advocate)
  • Treasurer (Supreme Treasurer)
  • Director (Supreme Warden) and
  • Registrar (Supreme Registrar)

The geographical structure of the brotherhood is divided into 12 provinces , to which a total of 26 local groups belong. The provinces are headed by provincial councils and the local groups by local councils, both with their respective boards. Since March 1923 the brotherhood has been based in the historic "Ely House" in Dublin .

Cooperations

To achieve its goals, the fraternity has joined the following associations: the International Alliance of Catholic Knights and the International Council of Catholic Men .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Columban von Luxeuil (* 540-615) was an Irish wandering monk and missionary . In contrast to Saint Columban of Iona , who evangelized Scotland, he is referred to as Columban of Luxeuil, Columban of Bobbio (Italian: Colombano) or Columban the Younger.
  2. ↑ Instaurare omnia in Christ! In: einsicht-aktuell.de by Georg Schlesinger [1] , accessed on February 21, 2014
  3. ↑ Ely House in Dublin [2]
  4. ↑ International Council of Catholic Men [3]
  5. ↑ Onum Omnes - International Association of Catholic Men [4]