Seven holy founders of the Servite Order
The "Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servites" were founded in 1725 by Pope Benedict XIII. Beatified and beatified in 1888 by Pope Leo XIII. canonized , equals as one person . The Roman Catholic Church celebrates their common feast day on February 17th. In Florence , the seven wealthy gentlemen founded the Ordo Servorum Mariae (Servite Order) in 1233 . They venerated Our Lady Mary and, after giving up their possessions and looking after their families, devoted their lives to the service of the poor and sick. The Bishop of Florence assigned them the Monte Senario ( dt .: The sounding mountain) near Florence as their religious and residence . Here they lived according to the Augustinian rules and were in 1304 by Pope Benedict XI. recognized as a religious community. The "seven" were venerated like saints already during their lifetime, and this veneration continued after their death. They were buried on the Monte Senario, their relics are kept there in a shrine in the "Seven Fathers Chapel". This place quickly developed into a place of pilgrimage that is well known today .
The seven saints
- Bonfilius Monaldi also Buonfiglio dei Monaldi (* 1176 in Florence; † January 1, 1262 Monte Senario, Florence) was a co-founder and first superior general .
- Bonajuncta Manetti (Johannes) also Giovanni di Buonagiunta (* 1206 , † August 31, 1267 )
- Manettus dell'Antella (Benedict) also Manetto or Manetius († 20 August 1268 in Monte Senario), as a monk , he took the name Benedict in. He was ordained a priest in 1241 and was a participant in the First Council of Lyons in 1245 on behalf of the Superior General Bonfilius . Brother Benedict founded the first Servite settlement in France . In 1260 he became Provincial of Tuscany and in 1265 succeeded General Superior Jacob of Siena in office. In 1267 he resigned from this office for reasons of age and died in 1268 on Monte Senario.
- Amadeus Amidei (Bartholomäus) (* in Florence; † (? 12 February / 18 April) 1266 in Monte Senario) came from the respected noble family Amidei . He lived in seclusion as a hermit on Monte Senario. Legend has it that at the hour of his death a flame could be seen over his head. This phenomenon was traced back to his name, because "Amidei" or "Amadio" means "love God".
- Hugo Lippi-Ugoccioni (Ricovero) (* Florence; † May 3, 1282 in Monte Senaria) worked with St. Philipp Benizi († 1285) in France and Germany . In Germany he held the office of vicar general of the Servites.
- Sosteneus di Sostegno (Gerardino) also Gerardino or Gherardino di Sostegno (* 1205 ; † 1282 ) led the Servites in Umbria from 1260 and brought the first friars to Germany.
- Alexis Falconieri also Alessio Falconieri (* around 1200 in Florence; † February 17, 1310 Monto Senario) was the son of the influential merchant Bernard Falconieri, who belonged to the Guelphs . Alexis joined a pious "Brotherhood of the Most Holy Virgin" at an early age, and it was here that he met the other co-founders. He lived a secluded life and refused to be ordained a priest as "unworthy". As a mendicant monk, he collected money and food for the religious community, and by collecting donations he supported the building of the church in Cafaggio (near Florence) in 1252. As a spiritual father he accompanied his niece Juliana von Falconieri , who later became a saint and founder of the Servite order. He was the only one to experience the papal approbation of the Servites by Pope Benedict XI in 1304 .
literature
- Anselm Wimmer: The Holy Seven and their work. Kanisiuswerk; Papal printing works, Freiburg / Konstanz / Mainz / Munich 1933.
Web links
- Homepage of the Servites in Austria and Germany
- Founder of the Servite Order, entry on Heiligenlexikon.de
- Witnesses of Faith - Ecumenical Calendar of Names: 7 Founders of the Servite Order (private site)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Impressions from Monte Senario (800 m) near Florence [1]
- ↑ Entry in L'Enciclopedia Italiana [2]
- ↑ Entry on Zeno.org [3]
- ↑ Entry on Zeno.org [4]
- ↑ Santi Sette Fondatori dell'Ordine dei Servi della Beata Vergine Maria [5] (Italian)
- ↑ Hugh dei Lippi Uggucioni (English) Archived copy ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Austrian National Library: Sosteneus di Sostegno [6]
- ↑ Gherardino di Sostegno (English) Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry on Heiligenlexikon.de [7]
