Sylvestrine Fathers
The Sylvestrines are a Religious congregation, congregation of monks of the Order of St Benedict who form the Sylvestrine Congregation. The Sylvestrines use the post-nominal initials O.S.B. Silv.. The congregation was founded in 1231 by Sylvester Gozzolini. They are members of the Benedictine Confederation. The congregation is similar to others of eremitical origin, in that their houses are not raised to the status of an abbey, which would entangle the monasteries more strongly in the affairs of the world. The congregation, though, is led by an Superior General, abbot general, the only abbot it has, who supervises all the houses of the congregation. History Sylvester Gozzolini (1177–1267) was born at Osimo near Ancona, Italy. As a young man he entered a community of Augustinians, Augustinian canons regular, who served Osimo Cathedral, and eventually was professed in that Order and received Holy Orders. Around 1227, he left the community to lead an austere, eremitical life. Disc ...
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