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63-605: Séez may refer to: Séez, Savoie Sées , Orne Roman Catholic Diocese of Séez [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Séez&oldid=1066712988 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

126-459: A Provincial Chapter. Vice-provinces usually look to a founding province to provide support in terms of personnel and finances until it is able to become self-sufficient. Otherwise, it enjoys the freedom and authority necessary to adjust matters to the particular needs of its mission. Regions and Missions are normally communities established in new missionary areas and they depend on the founding province or vice-province. The Superior General convokes

189-449: A local superior who is chosen to exercise the ministry of leadership and the service of authority for the common good. The superior is assisted by a vicar and a group of advisors. Local communities are organized into larger groups: Missions, regions, vice-provinces, provinces. A province is led by a provincial and his council, composed of elected members. In terms of governance, the members of each province elect representatives who gather in

252-756: A momentous initiative in the year 1990 by establishing a Redemptorist community in Kenya, Africa. Now the mission has 7 indigenous priests along with the members of the province serving in the mission. The Province of Bangalore has also given birth to two other units, the Liguori Province of Kerala and the Vice-province of Majella along the western coast of India. As of 2011 there were some 260 Redemptorists in India, belonging to two Provinces, one Vice-Province, one Region and one Mission. The Region of Alwaye

315-617: A new monastery at Mount St Alphonsus, Waratah, New South Wales . It was opened on the founder's feast, 1887, just five years after the Redemptorists' arrival. In the first year at Waratah the community conducted 45 missions through New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia . A new house in Ballarat followed in 1888 and work began on a new monastery in the suburb of Wendouree. It was officially opened in September 1893. With

378-756: A number of allegations of child sexual abuse by a member of the institute in South Africa were revealed on the RTÉ programme Prime Time Investigates . Alan Shatter , the Minister for Justice and Equality , stated: I have been in touch with the Garda Commissioner about this matter who, of course, shares my concern at the revelations in the programme. The Superintendent in charge of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Investigation Unit

441-566: A pilgrimage of the seventeenth century. 48°36′23″N 0°10′11″E  /  48.60639°N 0.16972°E  / 48.60639; 0.16972 Redemptorists The Redemptorists , officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris ), abbreviated CSsR , is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It

504-639: A task to proclaim the Good News and arrived in the Island country of Sri Lanka in the year 1938. The long cherished dream of the Redemptorists to establish a foundation in India was actualized in the year 1940 when the first community was established in Bangalore in 1940. It was Hugo Kerr, the Provincial Superior of the province of Dublin who obtained permission from Maurice Bernard Departures,

567-681: A total membership of one hundred and twenty-three. Today the Redemptorists of Britain are engaged in a variety of ministries: the mission amongst the poor of Zimbabwe , a renewal centre in Kinnoull , Perth where people can spend time in prayer and reflection as well as parishes in Birmingham , Bishop Eton in Liverpool and London . Their goal is "to defend our joy in Jesus Christ and to bring to others Plentiful Redemption" In 1898

630-401: A year, outside of a brother's home province. As members of a religious congregation, Redemptorists embrace the evangelical counsels , taking the three traditional religious vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Poverty means that all possessions are held in common and that no member may accumulate wealth. Chastity means more than abstaining from sexual activity and its purpose is to make

693-534: Is also a convent of Redemptoristines sisters in Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal. For the Redemptorists of Southern Africa "... Justice and Peace is part and parcel of everything we are and do. In the South African context ... we are called by the poor to a simple life-style and we cannot avoid the struggle of the outcasts and oppressed of the townships and the desperate plight of the poor." In May 2011

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756-615: Is also a place of pilgrimage. The Grande Trappe of Soligny still exists in the Diocese of Séez, which before the application of the law of 1901 against religious congregations had different teaching congregations of brothers, in addition to the Redemptorists . Among the congregations of nuns originating in the diocese may be mentioned: the Sisters of Providence , a teaching and nursing institute founded in 1683 with mother-house at Séez;

819-465: Is being appointed to examine the programme. In particular, he will examine whether any criminal behaviour was disclosed which can be pursued in this jurisdiction. The first house established was in Singleton, New South Wales , but during the summer heat missions were conducted in the cooler climate of New Zealand 's dioceses . As Singleton was an unsuitable base, the community oversaw the building of

882-637: Is both a directive and executive body. In 1899 the Belgian fathers were requested by their government to take charge of a number of missions in the Congo State , at that time a Belgian colony: Kinkanda, Kionzo, Kimpese , Matadi , Sonagongo and Lake Tumba . In 1987 the Denver Province established a mission in Nigeria which was so fruitful that it soon became a vice-province. The members of

945-479: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Roman Catholic Diocese of S%C3%A9ez In 2022, in the Diocese of Séez there was one priest for every 2,836 Catholics. Saint Ebrulf , a native of the Diocese of Bayeux , founded, after 560, several monasteries in the Diocese of Séez; one of them became the important Abbey of Saint-Martin-de-Séez, which, owing to

1008-405: Is proper to the institute, experience the manner of living of the institute, and form their mind and heart in its spirit, and so that their intention and suitability are tested." Thus, the novices are given the opportunity for longer periods of prayer and spiritual reading as well as silence in order to reflect on the vocation God is offering and nature of their response. The spiritual development of

1071-708: The Camotes Islands . From 1914 to 1928 further communities were established, the most prominent being: Luzon (where the Redemptorists preached the first mission completely in Tagalog ), Lipa , Iloilo , Tacloban and Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao . In 1928, the Philippines was divided into two vice provinces, each under a different province—the Cebu vice-province responsible for the Visayas and Mindanao under

1134-766: The Oxford Movement . Coffin was engaged in missions until he was appointed first provincial in 1865. During his administration new houses were founded in various parts of the United Kingdom , St Mary's Monastery at Perth being the first Scottish monastery opened since the Reformation. By 1910, the province had eight houses: Clapham in London, Bishop Eton in Liverpool, St Benet's Church, Monkwearmouth , Bishop's Stortford , Kingswood , Edmonton and

1197-617: The Sisters of Christian Education , established in 1817 by Abbé Lafosse, mother-house at Argentan, and a branch of the order at Farnborough in England; the Sisters of Mercy, founded in 1818 by Abbé Bazin to nurse the sick in their own homes. According to the Georges Goyau, " Louis Duchesne believed that for the period anterior to 900 no reliance can be placed on the episcopal catalogue of Séez, which we know by certain compilations of

1260-565: The blood libel , blamed Jews for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and called for a de facto boycott; under Creagh's watch, a number of Jews were violently beaten, and the majority of the Jewish population was driven out of Limerick after two years of near-total economic boycott. Today, the provincial house is located in Dublin with other communities being found in Belfast ( Clonard Monastery and

1323-690: The papal nuncio gave them responsibility for the parish of Saint Benno in the New Town ; their mission thrived until the community was expelled in 1808. In 1793, Hofbauer turned his sights on establishing communities in Germanic lands. Soon houses were opened in the south at Jestetten , Triberg im Schwarzwald , and Babenhausen . In 1818, a house was established in Switzerland at the abandoned Carthusian monastery in La Valsainte . In 1826, at

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1386-734: The Bishop of Mysore, to establish a foundation in Bangalore. In the Lent of 1941 St. Gerard's House at John Armstrong Road became the First Permanent residence of the Redemptorists. On 1 October 1945 the Indian Redemptorist mission became a Vice-Province and Mathew Hickey was the first Vice-Provincial. And the next ten years (from 1945 to 1955) saw great structural developments with Mt. St. Alphonsus (MSA) being built which would be

1449-654: The Cebu Province. Redemptorists arrived to Vietnam in 1925, with 66 missionary members from the Canadian Redemptorist Missionaries of the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine. The Province of Vietnam was officially established in 1964, with apostles in major cities such as Ha Noi, Sai Gon, Da Nang, Da Lat, and more. Their activities briefly stopped by 1975, likely due to the fact that this was the same year as when

1512-478: The Conqueror into England . The chief pilgrimages in the diocese were Notre-Dame de Champs at Séez, Notre-Dame du Vallet , Notre-Dame du Repos , near Almenèches, three very ancient shrines; Notre-Dame de Lignerolles , a pilgrimage of the seventh century; Notre-Dame de Recouvrance , at Les Tourailles , dating beyond 900; Notre-Dame de Longny , established in the sixteenth century; Notre-Dame du Lignon ,

1575-604: The French Revolution the Trappists went with Dom Augustin de Lestranges, 26 April 1791, into Switzerland, where they founded the convent of La Val Saint, but returned to Soligny soon after the accession of Louis XVII. Among the abbots of the Trappist monastery at Soligny were: Cardinal Jean du Bellay , who held a number of bishoprics and resigned his abbatial dignity in 1538; the historian Dom Gervaise , superior of

1638-553: The General Chapter every six years. The General Chapter is the primary governing and representative body of the Redemptorists, carefully examining the mission of the congregation in accordance with the spirit of Alphonsus Liguori and its traditions. The day-to-day international affairs of the congregation are handled by the General Council, which is composed of a superior general and six consultors. The General Council

1701-783: The Irish province; and the Manila vice-province responsible for Luzon under the Australian province, now headquartered at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran . The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) had a profound impact on the Redemptorist Congregation and this resulted in them pledging themselves more strongly to the poor and disadvantaged in imitation of Alphonsus Liguori. When

1764-561: The Redemptorists administer several shrines, which draw hundreds of thousands of people, the best-known being in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Philippines, Rome, and Singapore. The congregation operates many retreat houses where people of all walks of life, Catholic or otherwise, can spend some time in reflection, either individually or in a group. Redemptorists are caretakers of the Byzantine icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help , depicting

1827-457: The Redemptorists becomes a "candidate" and goes to live in one of the communities so that both sides might become better acquainted. This lasts about two years during which they learn about Redemptorist prayer, life, and ministry. Assuming that all goes well, the candidate then begins the novitiate , lasting a year. The novitiate year is crucial, for it is then "... that the novices better understand their divine vocation, and indeed one which

1890-573: The Vietnam war had ended. Redemptorist missionaries are still active in Vietnam to this day, and have sent members to other countries such as Australia, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Angola, France, the US and Canada. Redemptorists arrived from Belgium in 1843, and the new province owed its great progress to Robert Aston Coffin , one of the band of converts associated with Cardinal John Henry Newman , Cardinal Henry Edward Manning , and William Faber in

1953-692: The Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus and the instruments of the Passion. The icon was entrusted to them by Pope Pius IX . It is now enshrined in the Redemptorist Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Rome , and Redemptorists propagate devotion to Mary under this title. As with most religious congregations, the Redemptorists are also involved in other forms of ministry such as parishes, education, youth and social communication. In recent years

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2016-830: The abbey from 1696–8. On the occasion of the St Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 Matignon, leader of the Catholics, succeeded in saving the lives of the Protestants at Alençon. The cathedral of Séez dates from the twelfth century; that of Alençon was begun in the fourteenth. The diocese was re-established by the Concordat of 1802 , which, by adding to it some parishes of the Dioceses of Bayeux , Lisieux , Le Mans and Chartres , and by cutting off some districts formerly included in it, made it exactly coextensive with

2079-478: The area. In July 1964 Sadupadesa College on Hennur Road was built to house students who would study philosophy. It is now turned into a Juvenate which is the first stage of formation (as of 2015). In July, 2010 Holy Redeemer Parish was erected in Sadupadesa. The Vice-Province of Bangalore grew steadily facing all odds and overcoming all obstacles to become the province of Bangalore on 15 August 1972 and also took

2142-483: The congregation has increasingly become concerned with matters of social justice ; as the Generalate website states "Redemptorists believe that the saving love of God touches the whole person and calls for the transformation of social injustice into respect for the dignity of all men and women". The Redemptorist religious province of Cebu in the Philippines have made a specific commitment in this regard: "Moved by

2205-472: The continuation of expansion to where the congregation created new provinces, vice provinces, and missions in every decade, and established a network of lay associates and volunteers who work with the Redemptorists to bring the Gospel to the poor. Redemptorists are essentially a missionary society although their ministry is not confined to developing nations. According to their rule they are "to strive to imitate

2268-580: The department. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Rouen in Normandy. In 1884 Monseigneur Buguet, curé of Montligeon chapel, founded an expiatory society for the abandoned souls in Purgatory, since erected by Pope Leo XIII into a Prima Primaria archconfraternity, which publishes six bulletins in different languages and has members in every part of the world. Notre Dame de la Chapelle Montligeon

2331-406: The end of this period of formation, which lasts for a minimum of three years perpetual profession (final vows) is made and ordination to the diaconate and presbyterate follows for those called to holy orders (i.e. to become a priest). As the academic programs come to an end, all Redemptorists in temporary vows are required to participate in a pastoral experience for a minimum of six months to

2394-461: The houses in Ireland were constituted a separate province with the provincial house at Limerick . On 25 March 1901, the foundation of the juvenate house at Limerick was laid. The province of Ireland then comprised four houses: Limerick, Dundalk , Belfast , and Esker , Co. Galway. In 1904, John Creagh orchestrated the antisemitic " Limerick pogrom " by giving two antisemitic sermons that invoked

2457-645: The icon of that title, which is enshrined at the Redemptorist Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori in Rome . Many Redemptorist churches are dedicated to her under that title. However, the Patroness of the Congregation is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title "Immaculate Conception," of which St. Alphonsus was a strong propagator even before Marian Dogma was officially promulgated. Alphonsus Liguori

2520-548: The influence of Richelieu, its administrator-general, was reformed in 1636 by the Benedictines of Saint-Maur . Rotrou II, Count of Perche , in fulfillment of a vow, established in 1122, at Soligny , the Abbey of La Trappe , in favour of which bulls were issued by popes Eugene III (1147), Alexander III (1173) and Innocent III (1203), and which was reformed in 1662 by Abbot Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé . During

2583-409: The living out of the three traditional vows can be truly challenging, each Redemptorist takes a fourth vow and oath, that of perseverance. The Generalate is in Rome. The most fundamental unit of the Redemptorists is the local community in which members live together, combining their prayers, experiences, successes and failures, as well as any possessions for the service of the Gospel. Each community has

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2646-537: The mainstay of the Redemptorists as they are well known for conducting parochial missions . The purpose of these parochial missions and the homilies preached by the Redemptorists is to "... invite people to a deeper love for God and a fuller practice of the Christian life." In accordance with the instructions of Liguori, preaching is to be down-to-earth and understandable to all who are listening. In order to advance their mission and provide places of pilgrimage,

2709-462: The margins of society and promoting the family through the Majellan magazine, Redemptorists have sought to highlight that people matter greatly to God . For the Australian Redemptorists, the issue of social justice "... matters to the Redemptorists for it is at the core of our mission in the world." Three Irish Redemptorists Mathew Hickey, Gerard McDonell and Leo O'Halloran from the province of Dublin with great zeal and missionary dynamism set on

2772-426: The ministry of the Church, and are incorporated into the institute with the rights and duties defined by law." At this point it is normal to begin studying philosophy and theology at university level. During this time there is ample opportunity to experience a variety of ministries in which the Redemptorists are engaged, both in the member's home country and internationally. Temporary vows are renewed annually. At

2835-432: The novice is of particular focus, especially through spiritual direction . During the novitiate the history and constitutions of the congregation are studied in depth. A simple profession is made at the end of the novitiate, and the person officially becomes a member of the Redemptorists for "By religious profession, members assume the observance of the three evangelical counsels by public vow, are consecrated to God through

2898-427: The order also conducted a psychotherapy clinic and Training Institute, Hofbauer Centre, from 1977 until 1998. Missionary activity continues to flourish across Australia. Through parochial missions, preaching, retreats , adult education , teaching in universities, social justice work, counselling, accompaniment of indigenous communities , chaplaincies , devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, working with people on

2961-459: The parish of Saint Gerard ), Cork , Dundalk, Athenry in Galway , Limerick and four houses are established. The Irish Redemporists are involved in parish ministry, youth work, Redemptorist publications and retreats. They also help staff the missions in Cebu in the Philippines Alec Reid , of Clonard Monastery, were instrumental in cross community initiatives, and helped facilitate the Irish Peace Process. Reid also helped promote talks for peace in

3024-410: The permanent house of the Studentate (7 June 1951) and the much awaited Holy Ghost Parish was opened for public worship on 24 May 1953. It was during this time St. Alphonsus School with the help of Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes, began in the Students’ wing of MSA. The school was later moved to Davis Road which stands till today catering to the education of the poor children who come from the vicinity of

3087-419: The political and social upheavals came in the 1960s and 1970s the Filipino Redemptorists stood in solidarity with those seeking justice and equality for they were to "... embrace the mission to proclaim by word and action, the Gospel of justice so that the poor's aspirations can be fully realised in Christ , the source of liberation." In 1996, the Cebu vice-province became an independent province, known as

3150-408: The poverty and dehumanised condition of our people, and encouraged by their faith and desire for justice ... We, the Redemptorists of the Province of Cebu, as an apostolic community dedicated through our vows, are called to respond to the urgent needs of our people, especially the most abandoned and the poor ..." After an initial period of contact and discernment, the person seeking to enter

3213-743: The province of Australasia, which included Australia and New Zealand, was created. New Zealand became an independent province in 1970 and from New Zealand, the Redemptorists went to Samoa in 1972. The years after World War II were a time of rapid expansion. As well as ongoing participation in the development of the vice-provinces in the Philippines and in Singapore and Malaysia , further houses were opened in New Town in Tasmania and Townsville and Miami in Queensland. There were also communities established in New South Wales : Campbell's Hill, Concord , Fairfield West , Penrith and Yagoona . In Victoria, there were communities at Balwyn , Box Hill , Brighton , Wongarra and Yarraville . In Melbourne ,

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3276-447: The religious totally available for service; it is also a sign that only God can completely fill the human heart. For a member of a religious congregation, obedience is not slavishly doing what one is told by the superior but being attentive to God's will by prayerfully listening to the voice of the person in charge. For the Redemptorist, the three vows challenge those values presented as being important by modern-day society. Recognising that

3339-501: The request of the government of Austria, the Redemptorists established a community in Lisbon , Portugal, with the purpose of ministering to German speaking Catholics. Other houses quickly followed in German-speaking areas: Mautern an der Donau (1827), Innsbruck (1828), Marburg (1833), Eggenburg (1833), and Leoben (1834). The congregation also rapidly expanded into Belgium with communities at Tournai (1831), Sint-Truiden (1833), Liège (1833), and Brussels (1849). A community

3402-439: The sixth century." A later tradition assigns Saint Latuinus to the first century and makes him a missionary sent by Pope Clement I . Some saints were especially venerated in this diocese. These included Ravennus and Rasyphus , martyred in the diocese about the beginning of the third century. Saint Céronne (d. about 490) founded two monasteries of nuns near Mortagne; and Saint Cenerius, or Céneri (d. about 669), born at Spoleto ,

3465-448: The south now being cared for by the Ballarat community, those in Waratah looked north to Queensland and the first missions were preached there in 1889. Missions began in Brisbane and its surrounds, with their success convincing the Archbishop to extend the programme to the far flung country parishes. The first structure that was purpose-built for the Redemptorists in New Zealand was St Gerard's Church in Wellington in 1908. In 1927,

3528-503: The vice-province have made concerted efforts to involve the laity in their work. The Redemptorists also minister in Angola (1967); Burkina Faso ; Ghana ; Ivory Coast (1993); Madagascar (1967); Niger ; Zimbabwe (established by the British Redemptorists in 1960 and revitalized in 1989) In 1990 the Indian Redemptorists began a mission in Kenya where there are several professed members. In South Africa Redemptorists administer parishes in Cape Town , Rustenburg and Howick . There

3591-432: The virtues and examples of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer consecrating themselves especially to the preaching of the word of God to the poor" . Their labors consist principally in missions, retreats, and similar exercises. In 2019, there were approximately 5,500 Redemptorists in 82 countries throughout the world. Alphonsus Liguori wanted his companions to be itinerant preachers of the Word of God. Traditionally, this has been

3654-462: Was an initial difficulty with the houses in the Papal States being separated from those in the Kingdom of Naples, but this was overcome in 1793 and the congregation soon opened houses in Sicily and other parts of southern Italy . The congregation was soon to move beyond the borders of present-day Italy. In 1785, two Austrians, Clemens Maria Hofbauer and Thaddeus Hübl, joined the Redemptorists. In 1786 Hofbauer and Hübl went to Warsaw, Poland where

3717-575: Was deeply moved by the plight of the poor living in Naples and the surrounding area and established his community with the aim of providing spiritual nourishment. Amongst his companions was Gerard Majella . In 1748 Alphonsus petitioned Pope Benedict XIV , to allow him to establish a congregation to minister to the poor in the area around Naples. Benedict agreed and the congregation was formed on November 9, 1732. Within ten years of its foundation, communities had been established at Nocera, Ciorani, Iliceto, and Caposele . Due to political complications, there

3780-439: Was established in 1992 and became a Province (Province of Liguori) in 2008. The Region of Mumbai was established in 1999 and was raised to the status of a Vice-Province in 2011. The Mission of Kenya began in 1990 and there are several perpetually professed Kenyan members. The first Redemptorists, belonging to the Irish province, arrived in Opon , Cebu , on 30 June 1906, setting up missions in Compostela , San Francisco and on

3843-569: Was even established in the Netherlands, at the time somewhat anti-Catholic , when a house was opened in Wittem in 1836. The revolutions of 1848 which swept over Europe caused much upheaval, and the Redemptorists were expelled from Switzerland and Austria and were at risk elsewhere. The congregation thrived throughout the remainder of the 19th century; in 1852 there were four provinces, and by 1890 this had increased to twelve with communities having been established in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, England, Scotland, Spain, and Suriname. The 20th century saw

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3906-467: Was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scala , Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people around Naples . It is dedicated to missionary work and they minister in more than 100 countries. Members of the congregation are Catholic priests and consecrated religious brothers . The Redemptorists are especially dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and were appointed by Pope Pius IX in 1865 as both custodians and missionaries of

3969-430: Was the founder of the monastery of Saint Cenerius. Saint Opportuna , sister of Saint Chrodegang, and her aunt, Saint Lanthilda, were abbesses of the two monasteries of Almenèches (end of the seventh or beginning of the eighth century). Saint Evremond (d. about 720) was the founder of the monasteries of Fontenay les Louvets and Montmevrey. Saint Osmund , Bishop of Salisbury (d. 1099), as Comte de Séez, followed William

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