Sisterhood of the Holy Cross

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The Sisterhood of the Holy Cross , ( Latin Societas Sororum a Sancta Cruce ), also Sisterhood of the Holy Cross in the work of the Holy Angels , there called Cross Sisters for short , is a Catholic women's order within the Angelworks that was created in Austria in 1966 . There he forms the female branch of the Order of the Cross, the male branch of which are the Canon Regulars of the Holy Cross , restored in 1979 .

Self-presentation

The rule of the sisterhood was written by Engelwerk founder Gabriele Bitterlich . According to his own statement, the love of adoration , the help for the priests through a hidden service in prayer and in action (regardless of the task taken on), the love of the holy cross in the concrete everyday life of the discipleship of Christ , an intimate love for Mary and to the holy angels as well as the commitment to the kingdom of God together with them are essential features of the community and its members. Since April 25, 2018, it has referred to itself as an institute under papal law .

history

In 1966 the first sister community of the Engelwerk, founded in 1949, settled in Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser . It received its ecclesiastical recognition on June 26, 1967 by the Archdiocese of Salzburg . On April 20, 1973, the community was also established in the Archdiocese of Aparecida in Brazil. In 1990 a nun dispensed in 1989 from the branch in Anápolis (Brazil), still under psychiatric treatment, gave the journalist Margit Pieber a critical interview about the community. The Engelwerk described the report as partially wrong.

In 2002 the community in the diocese of Innsbruck was canonically established by Bishop Alois Kothgasser as Institutum Sororum a Sancta Cruce and aggregated to the male order of the Canon Regulars of the Holy Cross within the Engelwerk. Patricia Schmidt became Superior General (as of 2009). The seat of the sisterhood in the diocese is St. Petersberg Castle in Silz (Tyrol) . The angel work including the sisterhood was founded in 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.  recognized as it became known in 2010. The decision of the Pope was partly sharply criticized.

Branches

In addition to the two branches in Austria , the motherhouse in Silz (Tyrol) and the "House of Worship" in Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser , the sister community also has addresses in Schondorf am Ammersee ( Bavaria , Germany ) and Flüeli-Ranft ( Canton Obwalden , Switzerland ) on. Outside the German-speaking area, monasteries in Italy , Brazil , Mexico , Portugal , India and the Philippines as well as in the USA are mentioned (as of 2020).

people

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Heiner Boberski : The angel factory. Theory and Practice of Opus Angelorum . Otto Müller Verlag, Salzburg 1993, p. 82 f. ISBN 9783701308545
  2. ^ Oswald Eggenberger : Churches, sects, religions: Religious communities, ideological groups and psycho-organizations in the German-speaking area. Theological Verlag Zurich 2003, page 54. ISBN 9783290172152
  3. ↑ Evangelical Information Center Churches - Sects - Religions : Engelwerk (organization). Accessed December 21, 2019
  4. ↑ Sisterhood of the Holy Cross. ordensgemeinschaften.at, accessed on June 3, 2020
  5. ^ Sisterhood of the Holy Cross: Vocations. Accessed June 3, 2020
  6. ^ A b Sisters of the Holy Cross: History. Accessed June 3, 2020, in English
  7. ↑ Heiner Boberski: The angel work. Theory and Practice of Opus Angelorum. Otto Müller Verlag, Salzburg 1993, page 97
  8. ↑ a b Sisterhood of the Holy Cross on Orden Online, accessed June 3, 2020
  9. ^ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith : Opus Angelorum. Holy See website , October 2, 2010
  10. ↑ Barbara Hans : Catholic sect Engelwerk: "They destroyed our daughter". In: Spiegel Online . October 14, 2010, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Sisterhood of the Holy Cross: Contact accessed June 1, 2020
  12. ↑ Sisterhood of the Holy Cross: Where Are We? Accessed June 2, 2020
  13. ↑ Heiner Boberski: From angels, demons and a bishop from St. Pölten Der Standard from January 16, 2002
  14. ↑ a b Sr. Maria Viktoria Schlag elected the new Superior General of the Sisterhood of the Holy Cross. Religious communities Austria, May 3, 2018

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