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Augustinian canons
Augustinian canons. St Malachy was the chief promoter of the Augustinian canons. His first contacts were with the canons of Guisborough in Yorkshire and these may have influenced some of the foundations made before 1140.
His visit to the Augustinians of Arrouaise in France in 1140 occurred at a time when the community was making new foundations. The Arroasians had adopted many of the Cistercian observances (including the annual general chapter) and Malachy introduced their observance into a number of monasteries in the north of Ireland. They were promoted by Laurence O'Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail) in the province of Dublin and established in some Munster monasteries at the beginning of the 13th century. They received widespread support from Gaelic and Anglo‐Norman patrons but were isolated from the rest of the order by 1200. By the late 13th century most houses had dropped the Arroasian observances and conventual life had collapsed in many houses in Gaelic areas by the 15th century. The Augustinian canons of the congregation of St Victor also had a number of houses in Ireland, the most important of which was the abbey of St Thomas the Martyr in Dublin (founded 1177). Colmán N. Ó Clabaigh |
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"Augustinian canons." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Augustinian canons." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Augustiniancanons.html "Augustinian canons." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Augustiniancanons.html |
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Augustinian Canons
Augustinian Canons, also known as Austin or Regular Canons. In the mid-11th cent. various communities of clerics in N. Italy and S. France sought to live a common life of poverty, celibacy, and obedience. Their way of life was approved at Lateran synods in 1059 and 1063. By the early 12th cent. members of these communities, which had spread throughout W. Europe, came to be known as ‘Regular Canons’; they had also generally adopted the Rule of St Augustine. A regular canon thus became synonymous with an Augustinian canon, i.e. one who follows the Rule of St Augustine. Independent Augustinian congregations were also founded, including the Victorines and Premonstratensians.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Augustinian Canons." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Augustinian Canons." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AugustinianCanons.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Augustinian Canons." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-AugustinianCanons.html |
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