Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
The Oblates of St. Francis of Sales ( lat. Oblati Sancti Francisci Salesii , order abbreviation OSFS , after lat. Oblatus 'offered') are a religious community in the Roman Catholic Church . They were founded in Troyes , France in 1872 by Louis Brisson and Maria Salesia Chappuis . In 1875 they received papal recognition.
tasks
The Oblates see their main task in the teaching and spirituality of St. Francis de Sales to live and to spread. The Rule of the Order states that the task of the Oblates is “to follow Christ and to serve the Church in the modern world by teaching the doctrine of St. Francis de Sales live and spread. The service of the church can take on all forms that the signs of the times demand. ”This happens above all in pastoral care, in schools and education, as well as in missionary work. A special field of activity is the spread of Salesian spirituality with the help of modern means of communication.
distribution
There are currently around 450 wafers worldwide (as of August 2019). They have offices on four continents, including Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Italy , France , Monaco , the Netherlands , the United States , Mexico , Haiti , Brazil , Uruguay , Ecuador , Benin , Ivory Coast , Namibia , South Africa and India .
In Germany the Oblates of St. Franz von Sales mainly works in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia. The centers are Eichstätt , Fockenfeld (grammar school), Haus Overbach in Jülich-Barmen (college and grammar school), Paderborn and Saarn Mülheim / Ruhr monastery . In Austria they work mainly in Vienna, Lower and Upper Austria. Centers are Vienna ( Church of St. Anne , parish Crimea , parish Kaasgraben , parish Francis de Sales ), Castle Dachsberg ( high school ), parish Pöstlingberg and the parish Riedenberg / Ried im Innkreis (with priests and singers P. Josef Pichler OSFS).
Female branch
In 1866 the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales were founded.
List of Superiors General
| Serial No. | was standing | first name Name | birth | origin | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | death | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blessed | Louis Brisson (Louis) | 1817 | France | 1875 | 1908 | 1908 |
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| 2 | Jean-Baptist Deshairs | 1846 | France | 1908 | 1921 | 1921 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Lebeau | 1860 | France, Austria | 1921 | 1925 | 1925 | ||
| 4th | Pierre Berthet | 1867 | France | 1925 | 1937 | 1937 | ||
| 5 | Prosper Dufour | 1874 | France | 1937 | 1949 | 1949 | ||
| 6th | Domenico Balducelli | 1886 | Italy | 1949 | 1961 | 1961 | ||
| 7th | William Buckley | 1907 | United States | 1961 | 1970 | 1970 | ||
| 8th | William Ward | 1915 | United States | 1970 | 1981 | 1981 | ||
| 9 | Roger Balducelli | 1919 | Italy | 1982 | 1994 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Lewis S. Fiorelli | 1942 | Italy, United States | 1994 | 2006 | |||
| 11 | Aldino José Kiesel | 1958 | Brazil | 2006 | 2018 | |||
| 12 | Barry R. Strong | 1955 | United States | 2018 | officiating |
Well-known sales wafers
- Willem Christiaans (* 1961), Bishop of Keetmanshoop in Namibia
- Georg M. Fangauer (1887–1956), founder of the George Fangauer Council, Duncan / Oklahoma
- Andreas Laun (* 1942), auxiliary bishop emeritus in Salzburg, moral theologian
- John Baptist Minder (1923–2009), Bishop of Keimoes-Upington
- Josef Pichler (* 1958), composer and lyricist
- Franz Reisinger (1889–1973), founder of the Secular Institute of St. Francis de Sales
- Benedict Schmitz (1935–2015), artist, painter and author (designed numerous churches, altar rooms, church windows, sacred vestments, Stations of the Cross and a large number of mosaics)
- Josef Zeininger (1916–1995), episcopal vicar for the city of Vienna and founder of the Catholic youth workers in Austria
International Commission on Salesian Studies
In 1976 the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales the International Commission for Salesian Studies (ICSS). This commission has the task of coordinating the spread of Salesian spirituality at international level and of proposing Salesian projects for financial support. In a twice-yearly magazine, the ICSS-Rundbrief , which is meanwhile translated into six languages, ICSS informs about the worldwide commitment of the Salesian family. The commission is composed of four religious, each representing its own language group: English, Spanish-Portuguese, French-Italian and German-Dutch. On the ICSS website, you can read the edition of the ICSS newsletter and receive information about Francis and Salesian spirituality in various languages.
See also
Web links
- Sales Oblates, German-speaking Province (Germany-Austria-Switzerland)
- Sales oblates, 100th anniversary of the Austria-South German province
- Sales Oblates, Dutch Province
- Sales Oblates, France-Benin Province
- Sales Oblates, Italian Province
- Sales Oblates, Wilmington, Philadelphia
- Sales Oblates, Toledo, Detroit
- Sales Oblates, Province of South America and the Caribbean
- Sales Oblates, Monaco
- Sales Oblates, India
- Sales Oblates, Southern Africa
- Lexicon on Francis of Sales and Salesian Spirituality
- Salesian Family Tree
Individual evidence
- ^ Francis de Sales: Patron of the journalists. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Who we are. In: OSFS - German-speaking Province. Accessed December 21, 2018 (German).
- ^ Francis de Sales: Patron of the journalists. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
- ↑ osfs.eu: "Universal genius of Salesian spirituality - Father Roger Balducelli OSFS has passed away" (accessed on August 23, 2013, 5:32 pm)
- ^ Sales Oblates of the German-speaking Province / Deceased Sales Oblates Oesterreich-Sueddeutschland / fangauer_georg. Retrieved December 21, 2018 .