Secular Institute Ancillae

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The Ancillae secular institute is a Roman Catholic institute of consecrated life for women and is a secular institute according to canon law (Cann. 710–730) . It was founded in southern Germany in 1946, and they have been based in eastern Germany since 1957. They have had offices in India since 1962 and are also active in Tanzania .

history

In 1946 the Nikolausheim for children in Dürrlauingen was closed . The Franciscan sisters there were called back to the mother house in Au am Inn . The then convent superior, Sister Maria Perpetua Radlmaier, stayed in Dürrlauingen and founded the “Ancillae caritatis Christi” sister community together with Monsignor Max Scheller (director of the Catholic youth welfare organization ). In 1947 the sisters were in charge of upbringing and housekeeping at Gut Unterwaldbach and took over management of the Catholic youth welfare in Augsburg . In 1950 they took over another branch of youth welfare in Sonthofen , in 1951 a kindergarten in Dinkelscherben and in 1953 the St. Georgsheim of the Catholic youth welfare in Kempten . In 1955 the sisters were able to open a kindergarten seminar in Kempten with government approval. The sister community became an institute of diocesan law in 1957 and was given the legal form of a secular institute by the Augsburg bishop Joseph Freundorfer . In 1969 there was a separation between the religious institute and the secular institute. The sisters in Dürrlauingen took over the name "Christian youth welfare - sisters of the love of Christ" with the mother house in Kempten. The members of the secular institute established their center in Benediktbeuern and were henceforth called “Ancillae caritatis Jesu”. In 1971, the Institute of Consecrated Life was recognized by the Holy See and was named the "Ancillae Secular Institute". On November 26, 1996, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Ancillae have convents in Rostock , Wismar , Hamburg , Wesenberg , Potsdam , Magdeburg , Cottbus , Heiligenstadt , Leipzig , Riesa , Görlitz , Dresden , Augsburg , Munich and Benediktbeuern. The project in India (since 1962) has offices in 6 southern Indian states .

Life form

The members do not wear religious clothes , they live alone, with relatives or live in small communities. The motto refers to “Ecce Ancilla Domini” - “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord”; Gospel according to Luke 1.38 EU . With this motto they show the special devotion to the Blessed Mother Mary and praise her as a role model and model. They commit themselves to celibacy, poverty and obedience according to the evangelical councils . Members bind themselves to the community by taking a vow . In the Ancilla Circle, women are active who “want to live the ideal of life of the Ancillae without a fixed bond”.

Work areas

The members work in socially disadvantaged areas and in the educational sector. You lead education and development programs with the aim of training young girls and women. They want to create the basis for women to be able to secure their own livelihood and promote women's self-confidence.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KJF- Catholic Youth Welfare : Important milestones in our history 1946 - 1996 ( online )
  2. ^ KJF: Retired nuns adopted ( online )