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| Community Profile |
| Visitation Monastery of Tyringham |
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| Community Information |
International? | 163 worldwide |
No. in community (professed members) | 16 |
Year founded | 1610 |
Generalate/ motherhouse | Autonomous |
Province/federation | Autonomous |
Represented in US (Arch)dioceses | Springfield, MA |
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| About Us |
Mission statement/description
The Visitation, a contemplative order, was founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal "to give to God daughters of prayer, and souls so interior that they may be found worthy to serve His infinite majesty and to adore Him in spirit and in truth." |
Qualifications for entry
Desire for life of prayer within the cloister; ability to live a community life; sufficient health and maturity to embrace the monastic life. |
Formation program
Candidate: three to six months depending on the individual
Postulancy: six months to a year
Novitiate: two years
First profession three years with solemn profession usually at the end of three years. |
Age range/limit
18-45 |
Consider belated vocations?
No |
Belated/late vocations explanation
Older vocations are not considered at this time. |
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Institute on Religious Life, P.O. Box 7500, Libertyville, IL 60048-7500
Tel: (847) 573-8975 - Fax: (847) 573-8960 |
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