Mendicant orders are, primarily, certain Roman Catholicreligious orders that have adopted for their male members a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially to the poor. At their foundation these orders rejected the previously established monastic model. This model prescribed living in one stable, isolated community where members worked at a trade and owned property in common, including land, buildings and other wealth. By contrast, the mendicants avoided owning property at all, did not work at a trade, and embraced a poor, often itinerant lifestyle. They depended for their survival on the goodwill of the people to whom they preached. The members of these orders are not called monks but friars.
The term "mendicant" is also used with reference to some non-Christian religions to denote holy persons committed to an ascetic lifestyle, which may include members of religious orders and individual holy persons.
Servites – Order of Servants of Mary, founded 1233 by the Seven Holy Men of Florence, Italy. The order was suppressed by the Second Council of Lyon in 1272, on the basis of the restrictions in the decree Ne nimium of 1215; the suppression was not fully enforced and was subsequently overturned by Pope Benedict XI in his Bull, Dum levamus, of 11 February 1304.[1]
Minims – Hermits of St. Francis of Paola, founded 1436.
Like the monastic orders, many of the mendicant orders, especially the larger ones, underwent splits and reform efforts, forming offshoots, permanent or otherwise, some of which are mentioned in the lists given above.
Former mendicant ordersedit
Mendicant orders that formerly existed but are now extinct, and orders which for a time were classed as mendicant orders but now no longer are.
Extinct mendicant ordersedit
Ambrosians or Fratres sancti Ambrosii ad Nemus, existed before 1378, suppressed by Pope Innocent X in 1650.
Hospitallers of San Hipólito (Saint Hippolytus) or Brothers of Charity of de San Hipólito were founded in Mexico and approved by Rome as a mendicant order in 1700. In the 18th century they were absorbed by the Brothers Hospitaller of Saint John of God.
Jesuati, or Clerici apostolici Sancti Hieronymim, Apostolic Clerics of Saint Jerome, founded in 1360, suppressed by Pope Clement IX in 1668.
Saccati or "Friars of the Sack" (Fratres Saccati), known also variously as Brothers of Penitence and perhaps identical with the Boni homines, Bonshommes or Bones-homes, whose history is obscure.[2]
Crutched Friars or Fratres Cruciferi (cross-bearing friars) or Crossed Friars, Crouched Friars or Croziers, named after the staff they carried which was surmounted by a crucifix, existed by 1100, suppressed by Pope Alexander VII in 1656.
Scalzetti, founded in the 18th century, suppressed by Pope Pius XI in 1935.[2]
Orders no longer mendicantedit
Jesuits or Society of Jesus, founded in 1540, and for a time considered a mendicant order, before being classed instead as an Order of Clerics Regular.
Orders considered heretical by the Catholic Churchedit
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Mendicant orders are primarily certain Roman Catholic religious orders that have adopted for their male members a lifestyle of poverty traveling and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching evangelization and ministry especially to the poor At their foundation these orders rejected the previously established monastic model This model prescribed living in one stable isolated community where members worked at a trade and owned property in common including land buildings and other wealth By contrast the mendicants avoided owning property at all did not work at a trade and embraced a poor often itinerant lifestyle They depended for their survival on the goodwill of the people to whom they preached The members of these orders are not called monks but friars Cluny Abbey a former Benedictine monastery in Saone et Loire France It was at one time the center of Western monasticism The term mendicant is also used with reference to some non Christian religions to denote holy persons committed to an ascetic lifestyle which may include members of religious orders and individual holy persons Contents 1 Main mendicant orders 2 Other mendicant orders 3 Former mendicant orders 3 1 Extinct mendicant orders 3 2 Orders no longer mendicant 3 3 Orders considered heretical by the Catholic Church 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMain mendicant orders editThe Second Council of Lyon 1274 established four main mendicant orders created in the first half of the 13th century The Order of Friars Minor Franciscans The Carmelites Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel The Order of Preachers Dominicans The Augustinians Hermits of St Augustine Other mendicant orders editThe other mendicant orders recognized by the Holy See today are the Trinitarians Order of the Most Blessed Trinity sometimes called the Red Friars founded 1193 Mercedarians Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy founded 1218 and after a reform Discalced Mercedarians Servites Order of Servants of Mary founded 1233 by the Seven Holy Men of Florence Italy The order was suppressed by the Second Council of Lyon in 1272 on the basis of the restrictions in the decree Ne nimium of 1215 the suppression was not fully enforced and was subsequently overturned by Pope Benedict XI in his Bull Dum levamus of 11 February 1304 1 Minims Hermits of St Francis of Paola founded 1436 The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Hospitaller Order of the Brothers of Saint John of God founded in 1572 by Saint John of God for the care of the sick Order of the Poor Clerics Secular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools Piarists founded in 1617 by Saint Joseph Calasanz takes care of the education for the poor and little children Order of Bethlehemite Brothers founded in Guatemala in 1653 and suppressed in 1820 They were refounded in 1984 2 Like the monastic orders many of the mendicant orders especially the larger ones underwent splits and reform efforts forming offshoots permanent or otherwise some of which are mentioned in the lists given above Former mendicant orders editMendicant orders that formerly existed but are now extinct and orders which for a time were classed as mendicant orders but now no longer are Extinct mendicant orders edit Ambrosians or Fratres sancti Ambrosii ad Nemus existed before 1378 suppressed by Pope Innocent X in 1650 Fraticelli of Monte Malbe founded at Monte Malbe near Perugia in Italy in the 14th century by the end of the century they had dispersed Hospitallers of San Hipolito Saint Hippolytus or Brothers of Charity of de San Hipolito were founded in Mexico and approved by Rome as a mendicant order in 1700 In the 18th century they were absorbed by the Brothers Hospitaller of Saint John of God Jesuati or Clerici apostolici Sancti Hieronymim Apostolic Clerics of Saint Jerome founded in 1360 suppressed by Pope Clement IX in 1668 Saccati or Friars of the Sack Fratres Saccati known also variously as Brothers of Penitence and perhaps identical with the Boni homines Bonshommes or Bones homes whose history is obscure 2 Crutched Friars or Fratres Cruciferi cross bearing friars or Crossed Friars Crouched Friars or Croziers named after the staff they carried which was surmounted by a crucifix existed by 1100 suppressed by Pope Alexander VII in 1656 Scalzetti founded in the 18th century suppressed by Pope Pius XI in 1935 2 Orders no longer mendicant edit Jesuits or Society of Jesus founded in 1540 and for a time considered a mendicant order before being classed instead as an Order of Clerics Regular Orders considered heretical by the Catholic Church edit The DulciniansSee also editMendicant monasteries in MexicoReferences edit Griffin Patrick Order of Servites The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 13 New York Robert Appleton Company 1912 19 Aug 2013 a b c Giancarlo Rocca dir Dizionario degli Istituti di Perfezione Edizioni Paoline Roma vol V 1978 col 1185 External links editAudience of Benedict XVI 13 January 2010 Order of Preachers Dominicans Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Mendicant Friars Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Mendicant Movement and Orders Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed 1911 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mendicant orders amp oldid 1185082330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
