Discalced Augustinians

The Augustinian Discalceaten, German Augustinian Discalced, Latin Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum, religious symbol OAD, are a Roman Catholic religious community that lives according to the Augustine rule and thus one of the Augustinian Order.

As a reform branch of the Augustinian Hermits originated and approved in 1610, they formed in the wake of four congregations: the Spanish Augustinian Discalced ( Augustinian Recollects ), the Italian ( 1593), French ( 1596) and the Portuguese (1675 ) Discalceaten.

The Spanish Discalced convents were 1621 by Gregory XV. divided into three Spanish and a Philippine Province; In 1912 the Spanish Congregation to its own order, the Augustinian Recollects ( Ordo Augustinianorum Recollectorum, OAR ).

The Portuguese, Italian and French congregations had enormous popularity in the 17th century and had to be divided into several provinces. They spread to Bohemia (Prague), Austria (Vienna), Bavaria ( Maria- star at Dachau) and Silesia ( stealing ).

The most famous German Augustinian Discalced was Johann Ulrich Megerle (1644-1709); he wore the monastic name of Abraham a Sancta Clara.

In 2003 the Order numbered 242 members; them were 89 priests 30 parishes served.

General Priore

• Gabriele ( Ezio ) Marinucci ( 1963-1980 )
• Antonio Desideri ( - 2004? )
• Luigi Pingelli (2004 - May 14, 2011 )
• Gabriele Ferlisi (2011 - ...)