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The early years in the order's history featured a great devotion to learning, to study, to prayer, to service of the poor, and to defense of the Pope and the Church – a particular charism of the Order rooted in the fact that it is the only Order in the history of the Church to be founded directly by a Pope.
The Order of Saint Augustine (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Sancti Augustini), abbreviated OSA, is a mendicant religious order of the Catholic Church.It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who were following the Rule of Saint Augustine, written by Saint Augustine of Hippo in the fifth century.
The former were employed at the manual tasks of the community, in order to relieve the canonesses. They were not obliged to recite the Divine Office , nor did they nurse the sick. [ 1 ] The canonesses begin the day by singing Morning Office and Mass, and meet again at midday and in the evening for prayer and a meal, completing the day with ...
Discalced Augustinians Order (2 P) I. Independent Augustinian communities (7 C, 12 P) O. Augustinian orders (4 C, 10 P) S. Augustinian saints (2 C, 13 P)
Canonical Augustinian Order (6 C) O. Order of St. Augustine (7 P) R. ... Pages in category "Augustinian orders" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 ...
The members of the community are committed to living a traditional mendicant Augustinian Religious life, based on meditation and recollection, community prayer. Members wear the traditional religious Habit consisting of a black (or white) mendicant tunic, black leather cincture, scapular, and capuce. Over this, they wear a silver Augustinian Cross.
Saint Augustine surrounded by Augustinian monks (Paduan school, 15th century), relief in the portal tympanum of the former Augustinian convent of Santo Stefano in Venice.The book inscription is the beginning of the Rule of Saint Augustine: ANTE O[MN]IA FRATRES CARISSIMI DILIGATVR DEVS DEINDE PROXIMVS QVIA ISTA PR[A]ECEPTA SVNT N[O]B[IS] DATA - "First of all, most beloved brothers, God shall be ...
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