Trinitarian Order

The Trinitarian order, even Trinitarian, (Latin: Ordo Sanctissimae Trinity redemtionis captivorum, religious symbol: OSST; German: Order of the Holy Trinity or the Order of the Trinity ) is a monastic orders in the Roman Catholic Church. The group includes the Trinitarierinnen founded in 1236, who live in strict enclosure. It is also founded a Third Order of Trinitarians, which emerged from the Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity and also open to lay people.

History

The Congregation was founded in 1198 by John of Matha ( 1154-1213 ) and Felix of Valois ( 1127-1212 ) in Cerfroid in Paris. Pope Innocent III. (1198-1216) approved in 1198 by the Paris Bishop Eudes de Sully ( Odo of Sully ) and the abbot of St. Victor in Paris Absalon developed monastic rules. The founding idea was in the free purchase and replacement of Christian prisoners and slaves who were in the hands of the Saracens. The Congregation was also in the service of pastoral care and nursing and spread through France to Italy and Spain. 1236 was a female branch of the Trinitarians. 1609 Trinitarians were converted into a mendicant orders; they are among the Augustinian Order. After Austria Trinitarians arrived in 1688; the religious houses were there but abandoned in 1783. It was not until 1900, the Order came back to Austria. Today, he has two branch offices in Vienna and Mödling. The Order members are also active overseas and dedicate themselves to the pastoral care and nursing.

General

The name originated in the 13th century from the theological discussion of the Islamist doctrine of the Trinity. It was about the importance of strengthened represent the Holy Trinity and to advocate for the conviction. The Trinitarians wear a white tunic with a red and blue cross and a black coat.

Organization

In the Trinitarian order of religious superiors, as a prime minister (currently, this office by Father Jose Narlay perceived ) referred him to stand by the Order Vicar and President of the Secretariat, the financial manager, the head of the religious law firm, head of the Apostolic Secretariat, the General Postulator and the Secretary-General. Today, about 600 Trinitarians live in 17 countries around the world and strive for the purposes of the founders, to be forgotten and betrayed fellow Christians in marginalized groups a companion. The Order is divided into seven Provinces, three religious Vicariate and two religious delegations and is represented in the following countries: Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Austria, United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, India, South Korea, Madagascar, Gabon and Congo. The Generalate has its headquarters in Rome and pastoral care of the church of St. Thomas in formees. The General Curia of the Order published in the monthly magazine " Communion ".

Trinitarian Family

The merger of the individual parts orders is the "family of Trinitarian " to her include the Congregation of the Brothers, the Congregation of the Sisters and the lay order - also known as the Third Order known. The female branch consists of a contemplative life in Spain and one each sister Order in France, Italy and Spain.

Saints of the Trinitarian Order

  • St. John of Matha, Founder (1154-1213)
  • St. Felix of Valois (1127-1212), co-founder of the Trinitarians
  • Saint Louis (1214-1270), King of France
  • Saint Juan de Ribera (1532-1611), Bishop of Badajoz and later Valencia
  • St. Simón de Rojas OSST (1552-1624), founder of a female religious community
  • St. Juan Bautista de la Concepción OSST (John Baptista of the Immaculate Conception) ( 1561-1613 ) Orders reformer
  • St. Michael of the Saints (Michael de Sanctis ) OSST ( 1591-1625 ), religious priests and patron of the Trinitarian Order
  • St Benoît Joseph Labre (1748-1783), monk and pilgrim monk
  • St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850), priest, member of the Third Order of the Trinitarians and founder of the Union of Catholic Apostolate
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