The Communität Christusbruderschaft Selbitz (CCB) (''Community of the Christ-Brotherhood Selbitz'') is a mixed
Religious Order
A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious pract ...
in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria (german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern) is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the German state of Bavaria.
The seat of the church is in Munich. The '' Landesbischof ...
in
Germany
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.
The Community was founded in 1948 by pastor Walter Hümmer (1909-1972) and his wife Hanna Hümmer (1910 - 1977) in
Schwarzenbach an der Saale
Schwarzenbach an der Saale is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 11 km south of Hof.
Within the town is the Gedenkstätte Langer Gang, a memorial to the Nazi victims of the Helmbrech ...
.
The Community lives according to the
evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The Order is led by prioress and
prior. The Community has today 120 Sisters, 4 Brothers, and 78
tertiaries. The mother-house of the order is in
Selbitz
Selbitz is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Hof.
Sport
The town's association football club SpVgg Selbitz greatest success came in 2012 when it qualified for the new northern division of the ...
.
External links
Communität Christusbruderschaft SelbitzPublishing House of the CCBby Sister Mirjam Zahn CCB. Article in ''Franciscan'', January 2005
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Lutheran orders and societies