Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer

The Fraternité Saint Vincent Ferrier is a altritualistische Catholic religious order ("old Dominican " ) in France.

The community that does not belong to the Dominican Order, was founded in 1979 by Louis -Marie de Blignieres and was initially the sedevacantism close. After she had, however, these previously discarded, it was built in 1988 by the Papal Commission Ecclesia Dei as a religious institute of pontifical right. The Institute maintains the religious liturgy of the Dominicans after the Missal of 1962. 1995 were definitively approved its Constitutions. In 1998 and again in 2004, Father Louis -Marie de Blignieres was elected by the General Chapter to the Prior of the Institute.

The Fraternity is located in the monastery of Saint-Thomas - d'Aquin in Chémeré -le- Roi ( Mayenne ) and presently has about 15 members, including seven priests. It publishes the quarterly theological journal " Seat of Wisdom ". Priest candidates of the Community study theology at the Université Catholique de l' Ouest d' Angers, and philosophy at the Sorbonne.