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"OMV" redirects here. For other uses, see OMV (disambiguation).
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary is a religious order founded by the Venerable Bruno Lanteri, who was born on 12 May 1759 in Northern Italy and died 5 August 1830.
Lanteri grew up in a religious household and developed a strong love for the Virgin Mary at the age of four after his mother died. His attraction to what he called "silence and seclusion" prompted him to enter the Carthusians at the age of seventeen. The Oblates of Mary Most Holy began in 1816 as a diocesan congregation.
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary received papal approval from Pope Leo XII on September 1, 1826, almost four years before Lanteri's death. The Oblates of the Virgin Mary came to the United States in 1976. As of 2010, the congregation has expanded into Massachusetts, Colorado, Illinois, California, and a new seminary and retreat center in the Philippines.
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St. Ignatius Province
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the United States of America serve in:
- Boston, Massachusetts:
- OMVUSA.org - The seat of the Province
- Saint Clement Eucharistic Shrine
- St. Francis Chapel
- St. Joseph House of retreat in Milton, MA
- Alton, Illinois
- Denver, Colorado
- Hawaiian Gardens, California
- St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church (Read about St. Peter Chanel)
Around the world
The Oblates serve in many countries around the world; the Generalate House is in Rome, Italy. [1]
External links
Oblates of the Virgin Mary official websites
- Oblates of the Virgin Mary Official Website of the Congregation
- Oblates Of The Virgin Mary, USA
- St. Clement's Eucharistic Shrine, Boston, MA USA
- St. Francis Chapel, Boston, MA USA
- St. Mary's Catholic Church, Alton, IL USA
- Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Denver, CO USA
- Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality, Denver, CO USA
- St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church, Hawaiian Gardens, CA USA
- OMV Asia - the mission in the Philippines
- OMV Africa
Writings
Social media
References
- ^ (English) OMV-USA: Where We Serve - International; (Italian) OMV Le Case della Congregazione.
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- Religious organizations established in 1829
- Christian religious orders established in the 19th century
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