Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary
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The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary is an ecumenical, Lutheran based, religious order.
It was founded by sister Basilea Schlink
a German theologian and intellectual who on March 30, 1947, with Erika Madauss founded The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary in Darmstadt
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In 1948 both the founders and the first seven sisters became nuns. From then on, Dr. Klara Schlink called herself Mutter Basilea and Erika Madaus adopted the name of Mutter Martyria.
Today, The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary has eleven subdivisons all over the world, with in total 209 sisters, and about 130 of these are situated in Darmstadt.
There is a man's branch, the Evangelische Kanaan Franziskus-Bruderschaft
(Kanaan Franciscan Brothers).
It was founded by sister Basilea Schlink
Basilea Schlink
Mother Basilea, born Klara Schlink was a German religious leader and writer. She was leader of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, which she cofounded, from 1947 to 2001....
a German theologian and intellectual who on March 30, 1947, with Erika Madauss founded The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
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In 1948 both the founders and the first seven sisters became nuns. From then on, Dr. Klara Schlink called herself Mutter Basilea and Erika Madaus adopted the name of Mutter Martyria.
Today, The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary has eleven subdivisons all over the world, with in total 209 sisters, and about 130 of these are situated in Darmstadt.
There is a man's branch, the Evangelische Kanaan Franziskus-Bruderschaft
Franciscan orders in Lutheranism
Franciscan spirituality was not favoured by Reformation, but later the 20th centuryHigh Church Movement has given birth to Franciscan orders among revival of religious orders and confraternities in Lutheran Churches.-Third orders:...
(Kanaan Franciscan Brothers).
External links
- International website of Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary
- German website of Evangelische Marienschwesternschaft
- US Website of Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary