Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

The Arnstein Fathers (actually Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, latin Congregation Sacrorum Cordium Jesus et Mariae necnon adorationis perpetuae Sanctissimi Sacramenti Altaris, religious symbol SSCC ) are a Catholic order. The term " Arnstein Fathers " comes from their first community was founded in 1919 in Germany back in the pilgrimage town of Arnstein Abbey Obernhof an der Lahn.

History

Founded the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in the Christmas of the year 1800 by the French priest Pierre Coudrin and Henriette Aymer de la nobles of chivalry.

Coudrin, who was consecrated during the French Revolution secretly to the priest, worked for years as a pastor in the underground. The French nobles Aymer de la chivalry was imprisoned during the revolution, as they had church faithful priests, including Coudrin supported. On Christmas Eve of 1800 both took off their vows and thus justified a rapidly emerging religious community. In France, the religious community and her brothers were known in the location of the French parent company in the Paris suburb Picpus under the name Picpus Society or Picpus Fathers or Picpus missionaries.

Through its founding of the order Coudrin and Aymer de la chivalry wanted to participate in the reconstruction of the destroyed by the French Revolution French church. The sole aim was to care for the poor, especially underprivileged children for whom they built schools. As of 1827, the Congregation has grown into a mission community, but also always remained its founding ideal, the relief of the bodily needs of the people, committed.

Facts and Figures

  • The most famous member of the religious community is canonized October 11, 2009 Father Damien de Veuster. He worked as an apostle of the lepers in a leper colony on the island of Molokai (Hawaii).
  • The community today has almost 900 religious priests ( Fathers ) and Friars ( Fratres ), operating in 35 countries around the world. In Germany they devote more attention to youth ministry. The woman branch of the order one of the world about 700 sisters and is represented in many countries of the world - but not in Germany.
  • The spirituality of the Congregation is characterized by the worship of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. One expression of this devotion is the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart, Father Mateo Crawley - propagated Boevey.
  • The Generalate of the Order is located in Rome. The headquarters of the Teutonic Order Province is located in Lahnstein.
  • The most famous German Member Bernhard Hermann Köckemann (English Koeckemann Herman ), who was from 1882 to 1892 Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands.

Train

The Arnstein Fathers talked until some time ago in Germany two Catholic schools, St. John's High School Lahnstein in Lahnstein and high school St. Christopher in Werne. Arnstein, the Fathers offered their services for an education based on Christian principles at both schools. Partial are still fathers work as teachers or school counselors at these schools.

General Superiore

  • Marie -Joseph Coudrin (1800-1837)
  • Pierre -Dominique -Marcellin Bonamie (1837-1853)
  • Euthyme Rouchouze (1853-1869)
  • Marcellin Bousquet (1870-1911)
  • Flavien Prat (1912-1938)
  • Jean du Coeur de Jésus d' Elbee (1938-1958)
  • Henry Systermans (1958-1970)
  • January Scheepens (1970-1982)
  • Patrick Bradley (1982-1994)
  • Enrique Losada Adame (1994-2006)
  • Javier Álvarez - Ossorio Ramos ( since 2006)
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