Congregation of France
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The congregation of France is a French religious order that observes the rule of St. Augustine
. Its members are Génovéfains (whose name comes from Genevieve
); they wear a white dress and a ratchet and a black cloak outside the convent
.
It was founded by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld, abbot of the Sainte-Genevieve de Paris. It aimed to restore the Augustinian abbey's rigorous observance promoted by the Church following the Council of Trent
.
In the eighteenth century the order had 107 monasteries and over 1300 nuns who care primarily hospitals and almshouses.
St. Augustine
-People:* Augustine of Hippo or Augustine of Hippo , father of the Latin church* Augustine of Canterbury , first Archbishop of Canterbury* Augustine Webster, an English Catholic martyr.-Places:*St. Augustine, Florida, United States...
. Its members are Génovéfains (whose name comes from Genevieve
Genevieve
St Genevieve , in Latin Sancta Genovefa, from Germanic keno and wefa , is the patron saint of Paris in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition...
); they wear a white dress and a ratchet and a black cloak outside the convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
.
It was founded by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld, abbot of the Sainte-Genevieve de Paris. It aimed to restore the Augustinian abbey's rigorous observance promoted by the Church following the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
.
In the eighteenth century the order had 107 monasteries and over 1300 nuns who care primarily hospitals and almshouses.