Capuchin Poor Clares
| Latin:Ordo Sanctae Clarae Capuccinarum[1] | |
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| Abbreviation | O.S.C. Cap. |
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| Nickname | Capuchinesses |
| Formation | 1538[1] |
| Founder | BlessedMaria Lorenza Longo,O.S.C. Cap.[1] |
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| Type | Religious Order of Pontifical Right for Women |
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Members | 1,692 members as of 2020[1] |
Main organ | Pax et Bonum |
Parent organization | Catholic Church |
| Website | contemplativevocations |
TheCapuchin Poor Clares(Latin:Ordo Sanctae Clarae Capuccinarum) is a Catholic religious order of Pontifical Right for women founded inNaples,Italy,in 1538, by BlessedMaria Lorenza Longo.The order still exists and it now has communities in theUnited States.Members are referred to asCapuchinesses.[2]
History
[edit]Maria Laurenza Longo had built a hospital and house that cared forprostitutes.[3]The first community of nuns was formed in 1538, organised by priests from theTheatineorder. (The Theatines had been formed fourteen years earlier.) This new body was soon organised not by the Theatines but by theOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin,usually known asCapuchins.[3]The Capuchin Poor Clares follow the original ideals ofSt. Francis of AssisiandSt. Clare of Assisi.The Capuchin Poor Clares are a cloistered community of contemplative religious sisters.[4]Longo wanted to re-establish the original concepts of religious simplicity, selfless poverty and the austerity of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi set byMatteo da Basciowhen he founded the order of the Capuchin friars. Longo's new order took the same habit design as the men. Like the friars, the nuns wear a simple brown tunic knotted with a cord at the waist and a short cape. The only addition for nuns was a wimple and a black veil.[5]
A notable member of the order was SaintVeronica Giulianiwho joined the order inCittà di Castelloin Italy in 1677. She rose to be a mystic andabbess,and in 1839 she was canonised byPope Gregory XVI.[6]
In America
[edit]In the United States, the Capuchin Poor Clares have monasteries inWilmington, Delaware,Amarillo, Texas,Alamo, Texas,Denver, Colorado,andPueblo, Colorado.
At Our Lady of Light Monastery in Denver there are nine professed sisters. The monastery in Denver was founded by Capuchin Poor Clare sisters fromIrapuatoin central Mexico in 1988. In addition to sewing habits, the sisters provide for the needs of their community by making and selling cookies.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Inés de Guerrico Eguses(Sor María Jacinta; 1793–1840), nun, writer
- St.Veronica Giuliani,stigmatist
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Capuchin Poor Clares (O.S.C. Cap.)".GCatholic.
- ^"Capuchinesses".Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^abPamela Joseph Benson; Victoria Kirkham (2005).Strong Voices, Weak History: Early Women Writers & Canons in England, France, & Italy.University of Michigan Press. pp. 83–.ISBN0-472-06881-4.
- ^Poor Clares,Encyclopædia Britannica,Retrieved 3 December 2015
- ^Capuchine Nun,British Museum, Retrieved 3 December 2015
- ^Veronica Giuliani,Benedict XVI, Retrieved 3 December 2015
External links
[edit]- Capuchin Poor ClaresArchived2021-12-28 at theWayback Machine
- Capuchin Poor Clares of USA
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