Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer
The Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer (F.S.V.F.) is a Catholic religious institute of pontifical right in full communion with the Holy See that follows Dominican spirituality and uses the traditional Dominican Rite. It is named after Saint Vincent Ferrer, a Valencian Dominican priest.
The coat of arms of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer | |
Formation | 1979 |
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Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men) |
Headquarters | Couvent Saint Thomas d'Aquin, F-53340 Chémeré-le-Roi, France |
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Membership | 21 members (12 priests) (2016) |
Superior General | Fr. Louis-Marie de Blignières, F.S.V.F. |
Key people | Rev. Louis-Marie de Blignières (founder) |
Website | http://www.chemere.org/ |
History
The fraternity was founded in 1979 by Louis-Marie de Blignières and was initially sedeprivationist, but later reconciled with the Holy See and became a religious institute of pontifical right on 30 November 1988.[1] The fraternity's priests use the traditional Dominican Rite for saying Mass and the hours of the Divine Office.[2] It is not a part of the Dominican Order.
The seat of the Fraternity is the monastery of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Chémeré-le-Roi, a village in north-west France between Laval and Le Mans.
See also
References
- "Nouveau ralliement à Rome de traditionalistes français". Le Monde (in French). 1988-12-02.
- "Liturgie dominicaine". FSVF (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-24.