Order Of Saint Augustine
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Founded | 1244 |
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Founders | Catholic Church |
Pope Innocent IV | |
Abbrevi | OSA |
Former call | Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine |
Headquart | Augustinian General Curia |
Prior general | Alejandro Moral Anton |
Purpos | Pastoral work, missions, education, intellectual activity, etc |
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ID | 4042315 |
About Order Of Saint Augustine
The Order of Saint Augustine, abbreviated OSA, is a religious mendicant order of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who were following the Rule of Saint Augustine, written by Saint Augustine of Hippo in the fifth century.