Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno
Roman Catholic religious order
(2018) 650 Monastic Sisters
Prioress General
The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno – or simply known as Monastic Brothers of Bethlehem and Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem – is a Roman Catholic institute of consecrated life that practices the Carthusian spirituality and was founded through the inspiration of a small group of French pilgrims on November 1, 1950, at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican City, following the promulgation of the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven.[1] The Monastic Sisters were founded in France, soon after, and the Monastic Brothers in 1976.
Charism
The charism of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno communities consists in listening to the Gospel with the Blessed Virgin Mary in the heart of the Catholic Church, in love, in solitude, through liturgical life, study, work and poverty. In order to fulfil this vocation more perfectly, the Monasteries of Bethlehem receive Saint Bruno's fatherhood and his wisdom of life.
Controversies
Since 2015, the monastic family of Bethlehem has been the object of a canonical visit led by Fr. Jean Quris, former Deputy Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of France and by Sister Geneviève Barrière, Benedictine and former abbess of Jouarre, from 2007 to 2014. This visit follows the "dysfunctions" of certain communities and a lack of distinction between the internal and external fora.[vague]
Election of a new prioress general
Sister Emmanuel (née Rose Armelle Marie Claude Lorenchet de Montjamont) was named general prioress of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem by the Congregation of Religious in February 2017,[2] following the resignation of Sister Isabelle as prioress general, who had herself succeeded the order's founder, Sister Marie.
The Dicastery named a new general prioress, Sister Emmanuel, helped by 5 sisters who are her advisers, and two visitors as apostolic assistants: Father Jean Quris, a priest in the diocese of Angers and an episcopal delegate for consecrated life, and Mother Geneviève Barrière, former Abbess of Jouarre. The role of the assistants chosen by Rome consists in remaining close to the general prioress and to the permanent advisers in order to cooperate in the implementation of the recommendations given by the Dicastery and of the renewal of the Constitutions, in view of a future general chapter to vote on the constitutions and to elect a general prioress.[2]
Presence in the world
The first community of Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem began in 1951. The first community of Monastic Brothers of Bethlehem (or Monks) was founded in 1976, in the Chartreuse Mountains. The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno has presently more than 670 members: more than 600 nuns and about 70 monks.[3] They live in 30 nunneries and 4 monasteries of brothers located in 15 different nations. The Monastic Family of Bethlehem also contains Lay Associates, Companions and Friends, all of whom contribute to the life of order.[4]
The monasteries of the Monastic Brothers of Bethlehem
- 1976
France – Monastère de l'Assomption Notre-Dame – Currière-en-Chartreuse, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne) - 1989
Italy – Monastero dell'Assunta Incoronata – Monte Corona, Umbertide (Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve) - 1999
Israel – Monastère de Notre-Dame de Maranatha – Beit Shemesh (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem) - 2005 Israel – Monastère de Lavra Netofa – Lavra Netofa, Deir Hanna (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)
The monasteries of the Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem
- 1967 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame de la Gloire-Dieu – Les Montvoirons, Boëge (Diocese of Annecy)
- 1968 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame de la Présence de Dieu, Paris (Archdiocese of Paris)
- 1970 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame de Bethléem - Poligny, Seine-et-Marne (Diocese of Meaux)
- 1971 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame de l'Unité – Pugny (Diocese of Chambéry)
- 1974 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame du Buisson Ardent – Currier-en-Chartreuse, Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne)
- 1977 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame de Pitié – Mougères, Caux, Hérault (Archdiocese of Montpellier)
- 1978 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame du Torrent de Vie – Le Thoronet (Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon)
- 1981 Italy – Monastero della Madonna del Deserto – Monte Camporeggiano, Gubbio (Diocese of Gubbio)
- 1982 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame d’Adoration – Le Val Saint Benoît, Épinac (Diocese of Autun)
- 1982 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame de Clémence – La Verne, Collobrières (Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon)
- 1985 Israel – Monastère de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption – The Mother House, Beit Shemesh (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)
- 1985
Austria – Kloster Maria im Paradies – Kinderalm, Sankt Veit im Pongau (Archdiocese of Salzburg) - 1985
Spain – Monasterio de Santa María Reina – Villanueva de Sigena (Diocese of Barbastro-Monzòn) - 1987
United States – Monastery of Bethlehem – Our Lady of Lourdes – Camp Road, Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York (Archdiocese of New York) - 1988 France – Monastère de l'Assunta Gloriosa – Sari (Diocese of Ajaccio)
- 1991 France – Monastère de Notre-Dame du Saint Désert en Chartreuse, Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne)
- 1991
Germany – Kloster Marienheide - Wollstein (Diocese of Fulda) - 1992
Argentina – Monasterio de Santa María en la Santisima Trinidad - Merlo (Diocese of San Luis) - 1993
Canada – Monastère de Sainte Marie Reine des coeurs – Chertsey, Quebec (Diocese of Joliette) - 1994
Lithuania – Monastère de Notre-Dame de l'Aurore – Paparčiai, Kaišiadorys District Municipality (Diocese of Kaišiadorys) - 1998
Poland – Monaster Najświętszej Dziewicy na Pustyni – Szemud (Archdiocese of Gdańsk) - 1998 France – Monastère du Désert de l'Immaculée – Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre (Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes)
- 1999
Belgium – Monastère de Notre-Dame du Fiat – Zutendaal (Diocese of Hasselt) - 1999
Chile – Monasterio de Santa María del Paraiso – Casilla (Diocese of Valparaíso) - 2002 Spain – Monasterio de la Cartuja Nuestra Senora de la Defension – Jerez de la Frontera (Diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta)
- 2004
Cyprus – Monastery of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin, and of Saint Bruno – Paphos (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem) - 2006 Israel – Monastère de Lavra Netofa – Lavra Netofa, Deir Hanna (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)
- 2009 Israel – Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Palestine – Beit Shemesh (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)
- 2011
Mexico – Monasterio de las Monjas de Belén – Los Hornos, Valle de Vázquez, Tlaquiltenango (Diocese of Cuernavaca) - 2013
Portugal – Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Rosário – Couço, Coruche (Archdiocese of Evora)
See also
- Enclosed religious orders
- Order of Carthusians
- Hermits of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
- Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem
References
- ^ The beginnings of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno
- ^ a b "THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE MONASTIC FAMILY OF BETHLEHEM". english.bethleem.org. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ Monastische Familie von Bethlehem 2012. Accessed on December 23, 2012
- ^ The Monasteries Throughout the World. Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno , August 25, 2014
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