Around the year 415 AD John Cassian had established the first monastic complex in Western Europe in Marseille \u2013 a concept that was to inspire Benedict to do likewise in the following century. The Proven\u00e7al Eugene would have been justly proud of this event and of the development and achievements of countless monasteries in France. Then the French Revolution destroyed all this.<\/p>\n
It was in the context of this emptiness that Eugene wants his Missionaries to fill the vacuum, and so he stated as the second aim of the Society:<\/p>\n
\nArticle 1. The end of this association is also, as much as possible, to make up for the absence and loss of fine institutions which have disappeared since the Revolution and which have left a terrible gap of which religion is becoming daily more aware.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
1818 Rule, Part One, Chapter One. The ends of the Institute, \u00a72.\u00a0 Missions, 78 (1951) p.13-14<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Around the year 415 AD John Cassian had established the first monastic complex in Western Europe in Marseille \u2013 a concept that was to inspire Benedict to do likewise in the following century. The Proven\u00e7al Eugene would have been justly … Continue reading