Little Brothers of the Gospel
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Little Brothers of the Gospel - a Roman Catholic congregation of religious brothers inspired by the life and writings of Charles de Foucauld
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It is one of a family of Jesus' at Nazareth communities, build on the original inspiration of Brother Charles of the Desert, which includes the Little Sisters of Jesus
, Jesus Caritas, and the Little Brothers of Jesus
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The movement was founded in 1956 by Father René Voillaume, who also established Little Sisters of the Gospel. The Father wrote, that "The Fraternities of the Gospel are called to be dedicated to evangelization and to the development of the poorest and most abandoned peoples."
Among the declared three pillars of the congregation are:
Through these three pillars of their life, the Little Brothers of the Gospel wants to spread the Good News of Jesus.
They are present in Europe (France, Italy, Germany, Spain etc., in Central and South America (Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.), in Kenya (P.O.Box 49245, 00100 Nairobi) and Tanzania (P.O.Box 2081 Arusha). Their Central Fraternity is in Brussels, Belgium (70 Av. Clemenceau, 1070 Brussels)
Charles de Foucauld
Charles Eugène de Foucauld was a French Catholic religious and priest living among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 outside the door of the fort he built for protection of the Tuareg and is considered by the Catholic Church to be a martyr...
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It is one of a family of Jesus' at Nazareth communities, build on the original inspiration of Brother Charles of the Desert, which includes the Little Sisters of Jesus
Little Sisters of Jesus
The Little Sisters of Jesus are a Roman Catholic community of religious sisters inspired by the life and writings of Charles de Foucauld, founded by Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus .-Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus 1898 - 1989:...
, Jesus Caritas, and the Little Brothers of Jesus
Little Brothers of Jesus
The Little Brothers of Jesus is a religious congregation of brothers within the Catholic Church; it is inspired by the life and writings of Blessed Charles de Foucauld...
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The movement was founded in 1956 by Father René Voillaume, who also established Little Sisters of the Gospel. The Father wrote, that "The Fraternities of the Gospel are called to be dedicated to evangelization and to the development of the poorest and most abandoned peoples."
Among the declared three pillars of the congregation are:
- Prayer;
- Fraternity love;
- Sharing the life of the poor.
Through these three pillars of their life, the Little Brothers of the Gospel wants to spread the Good News of Jesus.
They are present in Europe (France, Italy, Germany, Spain etc., in Central and South America (Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, etc.), in Kenya (P.O.Box 49245, 00100 Nairobi) and Tanzania (P.O.Box 2081 Arusha). Their Central Fraternity is in Brussels, Belgium (70 Av. Clemenceau, 1070 Brussels)