MauristsMaurists
Una Congregazione benedettina in Francia, germoglio della Congregazione riformata di Santo-Vannes. Diventò indipendente nel 1618 come la Congregazione di Saint Maur, con l'approvazione del Re Louis XIII, il Cardinale de Retz e CardinaleCardinal RichelieuRichelieu; sanzionato da PapaPope Gregory XVGregory XV nel 1621 e PapaPope Urban VIIIUrban VIII nel 1627. Prima del 1800 ci furono più di 180 monasteri, la congregazione divisa in sei province: la Francia, la Normandia, la Bretagna, la Borgogna, Chezal-Benoit, e Gascony. Loro condussero scuole, e molti studiosi, come Luc d’ Achery, Jean Mabillon, Thierry, Ruinart, Pierre Coustant, Antoine Rivet de la Grange, eccetera, fu attratto ai suoi gradi e produsse grandi lavori. I Maurists furono soppressi dalla Rivoluzione francese; un tentativo di restaurarli nel 1817 fu disapprovato dalla Santa Sede, e la congregazione cessò esistere. Maurists profilati in questo luogo includonoA Benedictine Congregation in France, an offshoot of the reformed Congregation of Saint-Vannes. It became independent in 1618 as the Congregation of Saint Maur, with the approval of King Louis XIII, Cardinal de Retz and CardinaleCardinal RichelieuRichelieu; sanctioned by PapaPope Gregory XVGregory XV in 1621 and PapaPope Urban VIIIUrban VIII in 1627. Before 1800 there were over 180 monasteries, the congregation being divided into six provinces: France, Normandy, Brittany, Burgundy, Chezal-Benoit, and Gascony. They conducted schools, and many scholars, such as Luc d’ Achery, Jean Mabillon, Thierry, Ruinart, Pierre Coustant, Antoine Rivet de la Grange, etc., were attracted to its ranks and produced great works. The Maurists were suppressed by the French Revolution; an attempt to restore them in 1817 was disapproved by the Holy See, and the congregation ceased to exist. Maurists profiled on this site include
