Independent Augustinian communities
Independent Augustinian communities are
They include the
Other branches
The two reform congregations are distinct orders in their own right.
Order of Discalced Augustinians
An offshoot from the
Order of Augustinian Recollects
Founded in Spain in 1592, the Augustinian Recollects are a religious order composed of approximately 1200 religious.[2]
Canons Regular
Most of the congregations of Canons Regular follow the Rule of St/ Augustine.
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
Whilst not being a branch of the Augustinian order, the
Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception
The Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception, founded in France in 1871, belong to the Confederation of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine.
Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
This order of Canons Regular (also known as "Norbertines") follows the Rule of St. Augustine, and were founded by Norbert of Xanten in 1120. At the end of the 20th century, there were more than one hundred Premonstratensian monasteries worldwide and over 1,500 canons, brothers, deacons, nuns and sisters.[3]
Other congregations following the Rule of St. Augustine
Canon 13 of the Fourth Council of the Lateran directed those who wished to found a new religious community to choose an existing approved rule.
Brothers Hospitallers of St John of God
Not an historical offshoot, but following the Augustinian Rule, this institute was founded by the Portuguese Saint John of God in Spain during the 16th century.[4] They conduct 231 health care and social welfare services throughout the world and are the official health care providers to the Pope.
Augustinians of the Assumption
The Assumptionists are a religious congregation of pontifical right, founded in France around 1845 by Emmanuel d'Alzon. The priests and brothers are active in teaching, communications, and mission work.[5]
The Dominican friars
When
See also
- Bridgittines
- Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate
References
- ^ c.f. The Rule of Saint Augustine and the Constitutions of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (New York: Schwartz, Kirwin, and Fauss, 1893), pp. 33–35.
- ^ Augustinian Recollects
- ^ Order of Prémontré
- ^ Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God
- ^ Augustinians of the Assumption
- ^ "St. Dominic and the Dominican Tradition", Providence College
External links
- International Order of St. Augustine
- October 2009+02:14:53 Text of the Rule of St. Augustine
- Catholic Encyclopedia entry for the "Hermits of St Augustine"
- Catholic Encyclopedia entry for "Canons and Canonesses Regular"
- Augustinian Missionary Sisters
- Augustines of the Mercy of Jesus
- Augustinian Canons of Stift Klosterneuburg in Austria
- Order of the Hermit Friars of St. Augustine (O.S.A.)
- Order of Augustinians of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Independent Catholic
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