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Benedictine Congregation of Saint Ottilien

The Ottilien Congregation, often also known as the St. Ottilien Congregation and as the Missionary Benedictines, is a congregation of religious houses within the Benedictine Confederation, the aim of which is to combine the Benedictine way of life with activity in the mission field.

View of St. Ottilien Archabbey

History

 
Norbert Weber (1870-1956), First Archabbot of Archabbey and Congregation of Saint Ottilien (Bavaria)

The congregation was founded in 1884, incorporating the houses founded on the vision of Andreas Amrhein, a monk of Beuron Archabbey, who, finding it impossible to realise the vision of the Benedictine mission within Beuron, left to begin an independent community. He set up a house in 1884 at Reichenbach in the Oberpfalz, but the site was too remote, and in 1887 the community moved to what is now St. Ottilien Archabbey in Oberbayern.

In the same year the first missionary monks left for the Apostolic Prefecture of South Zanzibar in German East Africa, a territory which now comprises several dioceses in Tanzania, which the monks serve from the abbeys of Peramiho, Ndanda and Hanga and several smaller houses. Similarly the Congregation's Zululand mission (begun in 1921) is now an independent monastery serving the diocese it once helped to create.

In 1908 an Asian mission field was added, comprising two abbeys in North Korea and China, which after the end of World War II were re-constituted as Waegwan Abbey in South Korea. There is also a priory at Digos on Mindanao Island in the Philippines.

Further monasteries were established in North and South America after World War I, and more recently several new foundations have been made in the Third World, mostly in Africa.

The Archabbot of St. Ottilien is ex officio president of the congregation.

Women religious have formed part of the Missionary Benedictine enterprise from the beginning, based at first at St. Ottilien but shortly after at their own house nearby. They have developed independently and today form the Congregation of Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing.

Demographics

As a Congregation founded with the purpose of evangelizing German East Africa, it is no great surprise that the vast majority of early monks were Germans. As the Church grew in Africa and Asia, the Missionary Benedictines eventually began to accept indigenous vocations. Though the Congregation's European houses currently possess the greatest number of solemnly professed monks, these will soon be outnumbered by the African monasteries.

As of March 17, 2015, the Benedictine Missionaries feature four houses with monastic populations in excess of one hundred monks:

  • Hanga (143)
  • Waegwan (122)
  • St Ottilien (113)
  • Münsterschwarzach (113)
REGION Solemnly Professed Temporally Professed Novices Oblates Total
AFRICA 322 88 57 0 467
AMERICA 22 1 3 1 27
ASIA 147 15 9 1 172
EUROPE 319 8 5 4 336
TOTAL 810 112 74 6 1002

List of member houses and dependencies

 
Locations of independent (green), dependent (light green), and historic (white) monasteries of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien

Europe

Africa

Asia

America

References

External links

  • Congregation of the Missionary Benedictines official website

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Benedictine Congregation of Saint Ottilien news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Ottilien Congregation often also known as the St Ottilien Congregation and as the Missionary Benedictines is a congregation of religious houses within the Benedictine Confederation the aim of which is to combine the Benedictine way of life with activity in the mission field View of St Ottilien Archabbey Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 List of member houses and dependencies 3 1 Europe 3 2 Africa 3 3 Asia 3 4 America 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Norbert Weber 1870 1956 First Archabbot of Archabbey and Congregation of Saint Ottilien Bavaria The congregation was founded in 1884 incorporating the houses founded on the vision of Andreas Amrhein a monk of Beuron Archabbey who finding it impossible to realise the vision of the Benedictine mission within Beuron left to begin an independent community He set up a house in 1884 at Reichenbach in the Oberpfalz but the site was too remote and in 1887 the community moved to what is now St Ottilien Archabbey in Oberbayern In the same year the first missionary monks left for the Apostolic Prefecture of South Zanzibar in German East Africa a territory which now comprises several dioceses in Tanzania which the monks serve from the abbeys of Peramiho Ndanda and Hanga and several smaller houses Similarly the Congregation s Zululand mission begun in 1921 is now an independent monastery serving the diocese it once helped to create In 1908 an Asian mission field was added comprising two abbeys in North Korea and China which after the end of World War II were re constituted as Waegwan Abbey in South Korea There is also a priory at Digos on Mindanao Island in the Philippines Further monasteries were established in North and South America after World War I and more recently several new foundations have been made in the Third World mostly in Africa The Archabbot of St Ottilien is ex officio president of the congregation Women religious have formed part of the Missionary Benedictine enterprise from the beginning based at first at St Ottilien but shortly after at their own house nearby They have developed independently and today form the Congregation of Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing Demographics EditAs a Congregation founded with the purpose of evangelizing German East Africa it is no great surprise that the vast majority of early monks were Germans As the Church grew in Africa and Asia the Missionary Benedictines eventually began to accept indigenous vocations Though the Congregation s European houses currently possess the greatest number of solemnly professed monks these will soon be outnumbered by the African monasteries As of March 17 2015 the Benedictine Missionaries feature four houses with monastic populations in excess of one hundred monks Hanga 143 Waegwan 122 St Ottilien 113 Munsterschwarzach 113 REGION Solemnly Professed Temporally Professed Novices Oblates TotalAFRICA 322 88 57 0 467AMERICA 22 1 3 1 27ASIA 147 15 9 1 172EUROPE 319 8 5 4 336TOTAL 810 112 74 6 1002List of member houses and dependencies Edit Locations of independent green dependent light green and historic white monasteries of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien Europe Edit Germany Sacred Heart Archabbey St Ottilien 1887 Sacred Heart Priory Jakobsberg Monastery of the Holy Redeemer Monte Irago Spain St Felicity s Abbey Munsterschwarzach St Benedict s Priory Damme Christ the King Priory Schuyler United States Holy Trinity Abbey Schweiklberg Konigsmunster Abbey Meschede St Benedict s Cella Hanover Austria St Joseph s Abbey Fiecht Switzerland St Otmar s Abbey Uznach Our Lady of the Plentiful Catch Monastery Osornoe KazakhstanAfrica Edit Democratic Republic of the Congo Monastery of St Odile Malandji suspended in 1996 Kenya Prince of Peace Conventual Priory Tigoni St Benedict s Monastery Nairobi Our Lady Queen of the World Monastery Nanyuki Monastery of Peter the Fisherman Illeret St George Study House Langata Congregation St Benedict s Procure Eldoret Congregation South Africa Sacred Heart Abbey Inkamana St Boniface Monastery Waldfrieden Namibia St Benedict s Study House Cedara Tanzania St Maurus and St Placidus Abbey Hanga St John Bosco Formation House Nakagugu St Teresia of Lisieux Priory Katibunga Zambia St Joseph s Farm Nole St Placidus Procure Dar es Salaam St Bernard s Priory Kipalapala St Benedict s Monastery Mbeya St Benedict s Monastery Pugu Holy Spirit Abbey Mvimwa St Benedict s Monastery Sumbawanga St Bernard s Monastery Kipili Our Lady Help of Christians Abbey Ndanda St Maurus Procure Kurasini St Benedict Parish Sakarani St Benedict s Abbey Peramiho St Raphael s Priory Uwemba Togo Incarnation Conventual Priory Agbang St Maurus and St Placidus Monastery Kara Cella St Boniface Lome Uganda Christ the King Priory Tororo Congregation Asia Edit China People s Republic Holy Cross Abbey Yanji suppressed in 1946 Holy Cross Monastery Kouqian India St Michael s Priory Kumily Congregation Korea St Benedict s Territorial Abbey Tokwon 1909 1949 St Maurus and St Placidus Abbey Waegwan St Benedict s Monastery Seoul St Joseph s Monastery Namyangju St Benedict s Monastery Busan St John the Baptist Monastery Daegu St Benedict s Village for the Aged Kumnam St Paul s Abbey Newton II St Benedict s Monastery Hwasun Philippines St Benedict s Conventual Priory Digos St Anselm s Study House Davao St Scholastica s Priory ManilaAmerica Edit Colombia St Benedict s Conventual Priory El Rosal Cuba Priory of the Epiphany of the Lord Havana Congregation United States St Paul s Abbey Newton New Jersey Venezuela St Joseph s Abbey GuigueReferences EditExternal links EditCongregation of the Missionary Benedictines official website Retrieved from 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