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Order of Minims
Order of Minims
Ordo Minimorum
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Membership (2018)
176 (including 123 priests)[citation needed]
Superior General
Gregorio Colatorti, OM
Websiteordinedeiminimi.it

The Minims, officially known as the Order of Minims (

Roman Catholic religious order of friars founded by Francis of Paola in fifteenth-century Italy. The order soon spread to France, Germany and Spain
, and continues to exist today.

Like the other

Third Order of laypeople who live in the spirit of the order in their daily lives. At present there are only two fraternities of the Minim tertiaries
; both are in Italy.

History

Main article: Francis of Paola

The founder of the order,

votive year. After this year he dedicated himself to a life of solitude and penance as a hermit.[2]

In 1435, two followers joined Francis and began the community, which was first called the "Poor Hermits of St. Francis of Assisi." Francis and his followers founded

bull Sedes Apostolica of May 17, 1474. At that time, the pope also changed their status from that of hermits to mendicant friars.[3]

Marin Mersenne (1588–1648)

The name Minims comes from the

Latin: Ordo Minimorum).[5]

In addition to the standard three

dairy products, except in case of grave illness and by order of a physician. The order is also discalced.[7]

The Minim habit consists of a black wool tunic, with broad sleeves, a hood, and a short scapular. It has a thick, black cord (with four knots that signify the four vows) with a tassel to gird the robe.[citation needed]

The Order of the Minims spread throughout

suppressed during the period following the French Revolution. By the turn of the 20th century, only 19 friaries remained, all but one of them in Italy. On December 31, 2010, the order had 46 communities with 174 members, 112 of them priests.[9] The majority of these were in Italy, but they are also established in Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Czech Republic, India, Mexico, Spain, and the United States of America.[10]

Paulaner brewery

The

Paulaner brand of beer, which draws its name from Francis of Paola.[citation needed
]

Notable Minim friars

Charles Plumier (1646–1704)
Louis Feuillée (1660–1732).

Notable Minim tertiaries

The nuns

Francis was called to France in 1483 by

King Louis XI to serve as his deathbed confessor. While he was there, the Spanish ambassador, Don Pedro de Lucena, who was a very pious man, grew to know and admire him. He sent reports of the holy friar to his family back in Jaén. His daughter, Elena, and her two daughters, Maria and Francisca, felt so inspired by Don Pedro's reports, they wanted to dedicate themselves to the way of life Francis had established. Through the ambassador, they communicated their interest to the saint, and asked for a rule of life which they might follow. Francis welcomed their request heartily, and, to this end, he adapted the rule of the friars for them to live as cloistered nuns.[6]

Don Pedro donated a portion of his estate to the young women, and there they formed a small monastic community. They received the Minim

religious superior) of the community. She spent many years as the corrector of the monastery, gaining a reputation for holiness, and is today honored as Blessed Francisca. Their proper rule was approved by the Holy See in 1506, at the same time as that of the friars.[12]

The Federation of Minim Nuns of Saint Francis of Paola includes 14 monasteries in Spain, Italy, Mexico, and the Philippines.[13]

Notable Minim nuns

A new community was established in Barcelona on Easter 1623. In 1936, the 25 members of the community in Barcelona were arrested by soldiers of the Republic of Spain. Charged with treason, nine choir nuns and an extern Sister were executed on July 23. They were beatified by Pope Francis on October 13, 2013, and are commemorated on July 23.[14]

  • Josefa Pilar García Solanas (María Montserrat)
  • Ramona Ors Torrents (Margarida d'Alacoque of Saint Raymond)
  • Dolors Vilaseca Gallego (Maria de l'Assumpciò)
  • Mercè Mestre Trinché (Maria Mercè)
  • Vicenta Jordá Martí (María de Jesús)
  • Josepa Panyella Doménech (Josepa of the Heart of Mary)
  • Teresa Ríus Casas (Trinitat)
  • Maria Montserrat Ors Molist (Enriqueta)
  • Ana Ballesta Gelmá (Filomena of Saint Francis de Paola)
  • Lucrecia García Solanas

The Minim Daughters of Mary Immaculate is a separate institute founded in 1867 in Guanajuanto, Mexico, by Pablo de Anda Padilla. The sisters work in schools and medical centers in Mexico, Cuba, Ecuador, Rome, and Nogales, Arizona.[15]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7546-6480-2
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  2. ^ A.M. Galuzzi, Dizionario degli istituti di perfezione, vol. IV (1977), col. 528.
  3. ^ A.M. Galuzzi, Dizionario degli istituti di perfezione, vol. V (1978), col. 1356.
  4. ^ A.M. Galuzzi, Dizionario degli istituti di perfezione, vol. V (1978), col. 1358.
  5. ^ A.M. Galuzzi, Dizionario degli istituti di perfezione, vol. V (1978), col. 1359.
  6. ^ a b Currier, Charles Warren. History of religious orders, Murphy, 1898
  7. ^ "Minims", The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. James Strong and John McClintock; Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ Oliger, Livarius. "Minimi." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 27 April 2015
  9. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2012, Vatican (2011), p. 1427.
  10. ^ Website of the Order (in Italian)
  11. ^ Wooden, Cindy. "Pope, creating six new saints, uses newly abbreviated formula", Catholic News Service, November 24, 2014
  12. ^ Website of the Monastery of Jesus and Mary in Jaén, Spain (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Federacjón de Monjas Minims
  14. ^ Website of the Monastery of Jesus and Mary in Barcelona (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Wiechec, Nancy. "Mexican order has had a presence on U.S. side of border for decades", National Catholic Reporter, May 21, 2014

External links

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