Religious Congregations and Societies of Apostolic Life Aggregated to the Order
Religious Congregations and Societies of Apostolic Life Aggregated to the Order
The Religious Institutes aggregated to the Order represent a significant part of the wider Augustinian family, consisting of male and female congregations of apostolic life that share a spiritual bond with the Order. While they maintain their own distinct structures and constitutions, they are formally united to the Order by a decree of the Prior General (Const. 48). As counted in the Constitutions, 106 Congregations form part of this rich spiritual network.
Nature and Identity
These institutes are characterized by their commitment to the Rule of Saint Augustine, which serves as the "firm foundation" of their lives. Key aspects of their identity include:
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Shared Spirituality: They accept and live by the fundamental principles of Augustinian spirituality.
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Spiritual Unity: They are considered to be part of "one body under our father, Saint Augustine," united by an intimate spiritual bond and the common goal of "building up the body of Christ".
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Consciousness of Belonging: A requirement for aggregation is a "profound consciousness" that the institute belongs to the Augustinian family.
The Aggregation Process
The Constitutions describe two pathways by which these institutes become part of the family:
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Historical Evolution: Many congregations of apostolic life sprang up from earlier Augustinian communities or evolved from communities of contemplative life to better serve the needs of the Church.
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External Union: Other institutes that already existed outside the Order chose to unite with it through a formal decree of aggregation.
Aggregation is granted either by the General Chapter or by the Prior General with the consent of his Council.
Spiritual and Liturgical Bonds
Aggregated institutes enjoy several shared benefits and practices with the Order:
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Liturgical Rites: They are permitted to use the Ritual of the Order, the liturgical calendar, and corresponding texts approved by the Apostolic See.
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Spiritual Graces: Members of these institutes share in the same spiritual graces as the rest of the Order.
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Affiliation of Parents: The parents of brothers and sisters in aggregated congregations can be granted affiliation to the Order (sharing in its spiritual benefits) if their respective Superiors General request it from the Prior General.
Governance and Collaboration
While these institutes have their own internal governance, the Prior General serves as the supreme moral head of the entire Augustinian family. He, along with other superiors, may convoke international or regional gatherings with the Superiors General of these aggregated branches to promote renewal, apostolic collaboration, and harmony in divine worship. These institutes contribute greatly to the mission of the Church and the Order through their varied apostolic works.
List of Aggregated Congregations
and Societies of Apostolic Life
1. Renovatum pro Congregatione cum sede in México 28.1.1934
Ordo fundatus est die 25 julii an. 1625 ut Ordo vitae contemplative. In decursu
temporum ex monasteriis ortae sunt aliquae Congregationes. Hodie exstant 6
Congregationes cum domo generali in U.S.A., 2 in Republica Mexicana, et tres
domus autonomae in Republica Mexicana.
2. Soeurs de Saint-Thomas de Villenueve, Neuilly-sur-seine, France
20.VIII.1683
3. Suore Oblate del S. Bambino Gesù-Roma 12.XI.1717
Renovatum 19.III.1928
4. Soeurs de Notre-Dame de Grâce de Saint-Thomas de Villenueve - Aix en
Provence, France (1807)
Die 29 julii an. 1984 sese unierunt congregationi "Soeurs de Saint-Thomas de
Villenueve" a quibus ortae erant an. 1807.
5.Agostiniane Serve di Gesù e Maria – Roma
6. Filles du St-Coeur de Marie, dictae "de la Providence", La Flèche, France
7. Agustinas Hermanas del Amparo, Palma de Mallorca, España
8. Hermanos, Terciarios Agustinos de Binisalem, Mallorca, España 18.IV.1861
Renovatum 25.X.1876
Exstincti sunt anno 1952.
9. Religieuses de l'Assomption - Paris
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10. Congregatio Augustinianorum ab Assumptione – Roma
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11. Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions – Roma
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12. Augustines du Sacré-Coeur - Abbeville, France
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13. Agustinas Misioneras – Roma
14. Serve di Maria Ministre degli Infermi – Roma
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15. Figlie del SS. Crocifisso – Roma
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16. Misionnaires du Verbe Incarné - Contras, France
Uti Congregatio iam non extabat anno 1921
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17. Soeurs du St-Coeur de Marie - Vendôme, France
Renovatum
Anno 1981 unitae iam erant Congregationi Soeurs du Bon Secours de Paris
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18. Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation, S. Juan, Philippines
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19. Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Woodford Bridge, England 9.II.1906
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20. Suore Agostiniane del Divino Amore – Roma
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21. Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de l'Apparition, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
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22. Fratres S. Augustini a SS. Sacramento, Iwonicz, Polska
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23. Hijas de S. José, Protectoras de la Infancia, Santiago del Cile
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24. Agustinas Terciarias de la Enseñanza, Logroño, España
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25. Religiosas Concepcionistas Misioneras de la Enseñanza, Madrid
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26. Suore di Carità di Nostra Signora del Buono e Perpetuo Soccorso Roma
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27. Agostiniane di Santa Rita - Palmi, Reggio Calabria
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28. Ordensgemeinschaft der Christenserinnen Aachen, Stolberg,
Deutschland
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29. Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption - Paris
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30. Augustines de Nôtre-Dame de la Consolation Le Bouscat, France
Anno 1990 sese unierunt sororibus Oblate de l'Assomption, Paris
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31. Oblatas del Santísimo Sacramento, Iquíque, Santiago del Cile
30.X.1914
Anno 1922 ingressae sunt Ordinem Mercedis
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32. Augustines du Saint-Coeur de Marie - Angers, France
Haec Congregatio accepit v. Augustines du Saint-Coeur de Marie - Paris
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33. Agostiniane del Chiostro della Cattedrale di Lucca (9.VII.1920)
Anno 1982 se unierunt Congregationi Agostiniane della SS. Annunziata di S. Giovanni Valdarno (Arezzo)
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34. Genossenschaft der Cellitinnen zur hl. Maria in der Kupfergasse - Köln,
Deutschland (1.I.1921)
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35. Congregatio Fratrum Cellitarum seu Alexianorum (Aachen), Signal Mountain, Tenn., U.S.A. (22.III.1927)
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36. Agustinas Hijas del Santísimo Salvador – Lima (31.111.1927)
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37. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Antwerpen – Belgïe (26.XII.1927)
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38. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Halle – Belgïe (26.XII.1927)
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39. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Leuven – Belgïe (26.XII.1927)
Anno 1964 sese unierunt Congregationi Zusters Norbertienen van Duffe – Belgïe
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40. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Lier – Belgïe (26.XII.1927)
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41. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Mechelen – Belgïe (26.XII.1927)
Anno 1967 sese unierunt duobus Congregationibus, insimul efformantes Diocesane Zusters van Overijese-Mechelen (In 1967, two congregations united, together forming the Diocesan Sisters of Overijse-Mechelen.)
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42. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Bethel Brugge, Belge (7.III.1928)
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43. Soeurs de Charité de Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance, Binche, Belgïe (7.III.1928)
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44. Zwartusters Augustinessen van Dendermonde – Belgïe (7.III.1928)
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45. Zwartusters Augustinessen van Diksmuide – Belgïe (7.III.1928)
Anno 1964 sese unierunt Congregationi Zwartusters Augustinesen van Bethel - Brugge
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46. Gasthuiszusters Augustinessen van Ekeren – Belgïe (7.III.1928)
Anno 1968 sese unierunt Congregationi Gasthuiszusters van Boom, quae non est aggregata Ordini
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47. Zwartusters Augustinessen van Enghien – Belge (7.III.1928)
Anno 1950 sese unierunt aliis Congregationibus, non aggregatis Ordini et constituerunt Congregationem Chanoinesses Hospitalières de S. Augustin, Tournai, Belgïe
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48. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van leper – Belgïe (7.I11.1928)
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49. Pauvres Soeurs de Mons – Belgïe (7.I11.1928)
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50. Filles de Sainte Elisabeth - Mons. Belgïe (7.I11.1928)
Anno 1935 sese unierunt Congregationi Soeurs de Charité de Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance Binche, Belgïe
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51. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Mons. – Belgïe (7.I11.1928)
Anno 1956 sese unierunt sororibus Servites de Marie de Jolimont - Belgïe
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52. Zusters Augustinessen van Sint Truiden – Belgïe (7.111.1928)
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53. Augustines Soeurs Noires de Tournai – Belgique (7.111.1928)
Anno 1986 congregatio extinta est
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54. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Veurne Westol, Belgïe (7.I11.1928)
Sese unierunt Congregationi Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Bethel – Brugge
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55. Genosseschaft der Augustinerinnen - Neuss, Deutschland (10.V.1928)
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56. Zusters Augustinessen van Barmhartigheid, Heemstede, Nederland (23.11.1929)
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57. Orantes de l'Assomption – Paris (10.IX.1929)
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58. Oblates de l'Assomption Religieuses Missionnaires, Paris (10.IX.1929)
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59. Misioneras Siervas de San José – Madrid (4.VI.1930)
Post Concilium Vaticanum II dereliquerunt Regulam S. Augustini ac corrigiam augustinianam
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60. Soeurs de Sainte-Jeane d'Arc - Québec, Canada (24.VI.1930)
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61. Fratres Misericordiae Mariae Auxiliatricis (Barmherizige Brüder von María Hilf), Trier, Deutschland (2.VII.1930)
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62. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Oudenaarde – Belgïe (27.VII.1930)
Anno 1956 sese unierunt Congregationi Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Dendermonde
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63. Zusters Augustinessen, Gasthuizusters van Leuven, Belgïe (Augustines Hospitalières de Louvain) (3.X.1930)
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64. Genossenschaft der Cellitinnen zur hl. Gertrud, Düren-Niederau, Deutschland (25.IV.1931)
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65. Religiosas Reparadoras del S. Corazón – Roma (24.VIII.1931)
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66. Agostiniane Reparatrici - Piano di Sorrento, Italia (1.11.1933)
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67. Zusters Augustinessen van St. Monica - Hilversum, Nederland (1934)
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68. Suore Scolastiche di Nostra Signora – Roma (19.111.1935)
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69. Augustines de Notre-Dame de Paris (29.XI.1936)
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70. Rita-Schwestern - Würzburg, Deutschland (8.XII.1936)
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71. Agustinas de Nuestra Señora del Socorro – México (12.XII.1947)
Renovatum (10.VIII.1962)
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72. Petites Soeurs de la Présentation - Butembo (Beni), Zaire (15.XII.1949)
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73. Schwestern von Heiligen Geist - Koblenz, Deutschland (12.XII.1950)
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74. Genosenschaft der Cellintinnen nach der Regel des hl. Augustinus, Köln, Deutschland (15.III.1951)
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75. Zwartzusters Augustinessen van Gent – Belgïe (11.IX.1951)
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76. Genossenschaft der Augustinerinnen Cellitinnen, Köln, Deutschland (26.IV.1952)
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77. Marienschwestern von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis, Roma (28.VIII.1952)
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78. Petites Frères de l'Assomption - Butembo (Beni), Zaire (3.III.1954)
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79. Agostiniane della SS. Annunziata S. Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo (8.X.1980)
Renovatum (1954)
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80. Alexianrbrüder - Neuss, Deutschland (25.III.1959)
Congregatio fundata est anno 1490. Anno 1993 sese unierunt Congregationi Fratrum Celitarum seu Alexianorum (Aachen), Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA
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81. Hedwigschwestern - Berlin, Deutschland (25.111.1959)
82. Augustines de Meaux, France (10.VI.1962)
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83. Augustines du Saint-Coeur de Marie – Paris (10.1.1964)
Die 21.11.2010 sese unierunt Congregationi Augustines du Saint-Coeur de Marie - Angers, France
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84. Monika-Schwestern - Ingelheim, Deutschland (10.X.1964)
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85. Agustinas de la Enseñanza - San Luis Potosí, México (24.X.1964)
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86. Agostiniane della Presentazione - Poschiavo, Svizzera (15.VIII.1965)
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87. Hospitalières de Saint-Augustin - Marseille, France (30.1.1968)
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88. Zgromadzenie Siostr Augustianek - Krakow, Polska (25.VII.1969)
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89. Religieuses Augustines Hospitalières de St-Louans Chinon, France (13.XI.1969)
Anno 1972 sese unierunt Congregationi Augustines du Saint-Coeur de Marie - Angers
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90. Augustines de la Charité Notre-Dame Montbrison, France (28.11.1971)
Die 28.VIII.1985 sese unierunt Congregationi Augustines
de Notre-Dame de Paris
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91. Zusters Augustinessen van St .- Niklaas - Kortrijk, Belgïe (8.111.1988)
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92. Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus - Federation (3.IV.1989)
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93. Asociación Operarias de Ntra. Sra. del Buen Consejo (8.V.1989)
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94. Congregazione delle Piccole Missionarie del Sacro Cuore di Gesù (12.XII.1989)
95. Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus - Federation Canadienne (28.VIII.1990)
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96. Hospitalzusters van Sint Jan - Augustinessen (12.VIII.1991)
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97. Congregasi Santo Augustinus - Indonesia (3.VI.1992)
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98, Sisters of St. Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus, Burgess Hill (24.IV.1993)
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99. Zuster Augustinessen Once-Lieve-Vrouw-Gasthuis, Kortjik (1.I11.1995)
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100. Augustinian Missionaries of the Philippines (12.VI.1999)
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101. Sisters of the Holy Family, New Orleans (1.VII.1999)
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102. Dienerinnen des heiligsten Herzen Jesu, Wien, Österreich (24.IV.2000)
103. Siervas de Santa Margarita María y de los pobres, México (28.VIII.2000)
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104. Soeurs de St. Augustin, de Benin (24.IV.2008)
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105. Federazione Nostra Signora del SS. Corpo e Sangue di Cristo delle Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento (19.11.2011)
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106. Misioneras Agustinas de la Comunidad de Jesús, Cochabamba, Bolivia (24.11.2017)