Back Orde dels Germans de Betlem Catalan Orden de los Hermanos Betlemitas Spanish Ordre des frères de Bethléem French Frater Betlehemit ID Ordine dei fratelli di Betlemme Italian Ordem dos Irmãos de Nossa Senhora de Belém Portuguese Betlehemiter Swedish Ndugu wa Kiume na wa Kike wa Bethlehemu Swahili
| Betlemitas | |
 Symbol of the Order of Bethlehemite Brothers | |
| Abbreviation | O.F.B |
|---|---|
| Formation | c. AD 1658 |
| Founder | Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur |
| Type | Catholic religious order |
| Headquarters | Originally in Guatemala, since 1984 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife |
The Bethlehemite Brothers are a religious institute founded in Guatemala in 1653 and restored in 1984.
Their official name is Order of Bethlehemite Brothers (Ordo Fratrum Bethlemitarum: O.F.B.), or Bethlehem Brothers (Hermanos de Belén), and the members, like the members of two other Catholic religious orders, are known as Bethlehemites (Betlemitas).[1] They are also known as the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Bethlehem (Orden de los Hermanos de Nuestra Señora de Bethlehem).[2]
In 2007, the order had 17 members, living in a single community.[1]
- ^ a b Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1425
- ^ Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Bethlemitas Palmira, "Santo Hermano Pedro de San José Betancur"
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