Order of Augustinian Recollects

Order of Augustinian Recollects
Ordo Augustinianorum Recollectorum
AbbreviationOAR
FormationDecember 5, 1588 (December 5, 1588)
Founded atToledo, Spain
TypeMendicant Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)
HeadquartersViale dell'Astronomia, 27 Rome, Italy
Membership (2022)
955 (includes 815 priests)[1]
Prior General
Miguel Angel Hernández Domínguez, OAR[2]
Vicar General
Javier González Velásquez, OAR
Motto
Latin: Extende caritatem tuam
(English: 'Extend your love')
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websiteagustinosrecoletos.com

The Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) is a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns. It is a reformist offshoot from the Augustinian hermit friars and follows the same Rule of St. Augustine. They have also been known as the "Discalced Augustinians".

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'Anno 2022. Citta del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2022. p. 1388.
  2. ^ Who we are, Order of Augustinian Recollects. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

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