Augustinian Nuns
The enclosed orders of women under the Augustinian Rule (as distinct from the active orders of religious women who also do) are usually not visible to the general public except via the internet. Historically, the most important of the observant Augustinian communities of women are:
- The Spanish Augustinian tertiary nuns, founded in 1545 by Archbishop Thomas of Villanova at Valencia.
- The "reformed" Augustinian nuns who originated under the influence of Augustinian-educated Carmelite St. Teresa after the end of the sixteenth century at Madrid, Alcoy, and in Portugal.
The contemporary Augustinian nuns are established in centres as diverse as New Lenox, Illinois, Cascia in Italy, Rome, Tabalong in the Philippines, and Kenya in Africa.
Notable Augustinian nuns include composer Vittoria Aleotti (who composed the first sacred music by a woman ever to appear in print), mystic Anne Catherine Emmerich whose book The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ was an important influence to Mel Gibson's movie The Passion of the Christ, and the mystic Saint Rita of Cascia.
Read more about this topic: Independent Augustinian Communities
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