Sisters of crucifié Jesus

The congregation of the sisters of Jesus crucifié (or Bénédictines of Jesus crucifié ) is a female catholic religious institute created in France in 1930.

Foundation

Congregation founded in 1930 in Paris by the abbot Maurice Gaucheron (death on March 29th, 1951) and Suzanne Wrotnowska, in religion the Marie Mother of the Pains, first higher.

Spirituality and rule

  • Bénédictines
  • Rule of Saint Benoit.

Goals, activities and characteristics

  • Contemplatives
  • the congregation accommodates among its members of the physical handicapped people.

Historical reference marks

  • April 11th, 1930: the founder and the first sisters devote themselves to the future congregation at the time of a mass in the crypt of the Basilique of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre in Paris.
  • September 1933: the Lamy bishop recognizes the congregation.
  • 1938: the institute is recognized, under the name of Congrégation of the Sisters of Jesus crucifié , like congregation of right diocesan of the diocese of Meaux.
  • April 22nd, 1950: congregation of pontifical right.
  • 1984: member of the Confederation bénédictine.

Current establishments or having existed

(the establishments not existing more are in italic)
  • France:
Saint-Joseph Priory of Husk-on-Chantereine, head office (open in 1933, evacuated on June 12th, 1940, re-occupied in August 1940)
Priory Saint-Jean-Baptist of Launay-Villiers (Mayenne) (1940, become then noviciate)
Saint-Pierre Priory with Villers-in-Vexin (the Eure, diocese of Évreux) (open in 1941)
Holy-Therese Priory of the Child-Jesus with Chelles (noviciate), inaugurated by Mgr Roncalli, apostolic nuncio and future pope Jean XXIII on May 30th, 1946
Priory Notre-Dame d' Andecy with Baye, old abbey (Châlons-in-Champagne diocese)
Priory Holy-Therese with Aubry-le-Panthou (Flowering ash) (noviciate)
Priory Saint-Beno4it cheese of Nans-under-Holy-Anne (Doubs)
Saint-Jacob Priory of Saint-James (Handle)
Monastery of the Incarnation with Saint-Wolf-on-Aujon (Haute-Marne)
  • Belgium:
Turned (1936-1940), second monastery of the congregation.
  • the United States of America:
Regina Mundi Priory in Devon (Pennsylvania), open in 1955, transferred to Branford in 2001)
Holy Paul' S Priory in Newport (Rhode-Island) (open in 1962, transferred to Branford in 2001)
Monastery of the glorious Cross with Branford (Monastery off the Glorious Cross-country race) (Connecticut)
  • Japan:
Priory of Hatto, Shirako-machi (Chosei-gun, prefecture of Chiba)
  • Netherlands:

Statistics

  • Approximately 130 nuns in 1951.
  • 210 members in 1980.

Sources

  • Abbot Mr. Gaucheron - In the light of the cross, the congregation of the Sisters of crucifié Jesus, 1930 , Alsatia, Paris, s.d. (1951).
  • catholic Directory of France , 1961.

External bonds

  • priory of Saint-James (Handle) on the site of the diocese of Coutances-Avranches
  • Official site of the monastery of Branford (Connecticut)

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