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The Servites. The Servants of Mary (also known as Servites) is a Catholic community of women religious and lay associates called to bring the compassionate presence of God, in the spirit of Mary, to all those whom we meet and with whom we minister. We belong to an international community, the Order of Servants of Mary (OSM).
A History of Faithful Ministry. The Servants of Mary (also known as the Servites), have a rich history beginning in 1845 with a young French woman by the name of Marie Guyot. Marie, along with a small group of dedicated women, began a school in Cuves, France, a small village east of Paris. Their mission was to educate the poor women in that area.
- Blessed James The Almsgiver – January 15
- Blessed Joachim of Siena – February 3
- Blessed Elizabeth Picenardi – February 19
- Blessed Benincasa – May 11
- Blessed Francis of Siena – May 12
- Blessed James Philip Bertoni – May 30
- Blessed Thomas of Orvieto – June 27
- Blessed Ferdinand Maria Baccilieri – July 1
- Blessed Ubald of Borgo Sansepolcro – July 4
- Blessed Andrew of Borgo Sansepolcro – August 31
Blessed James was born in Citta della Pieve, in central Italy, about 1270. Trained in law, he became a defender of the poor and oppressed. At his own expense he restored a church and hospice outside the gate of Vecciano, where he cared for the poor and sick with great love. When in 1304 James defended the rights of the poor he incurred the hatred o...
Joachim was born about 1258 in Siena. At the age of thirteen he was received into the Servite Order by Saint Philip Benizi. He lived in the communities of Siena and Arezzo and there he gave an admirable example of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, humility and charity. He loved others so much that when he was unable to console an epileptic with ...
Elizabeth was born around 1428, probably in Cremona, Italy. From her childhood, however, she lived near the Servite Church of St. Barnabas in Mantua and there became associated with the friars of the Order. She received the Servite habit and was distinguished for her chastity as well as her love for the Eucharist and Mother of God. She died in 1468...
Benincasa was born around 1375, probably in Montepulciano, Italy. He entered the Servite Order as a youth and lived a life of solitude and penance. He died about 1426 and his body is at present venerated in the parish church of St. Leonard in Monticchiello. Pope Pius VIII approved devotion to him in 1829.
Francis was born in Siena in 1266. Because of his love for the Blessed Virgin he entered the Order of Servants of Mary when he was twenty-two years old, and shortly after was ordained to the priesthood. He was noted for his charity, his preaching, and his good judgment in counseling those who came to him. He died in 1328 and his body is venerated i...
James Philip was born in 1454 in Celle di Monte Chiaro in the diocese of Faenza, Italy. Because of a vow of his parents, he was associated with the Order at the age of nine. He was noted for his spirit of prayer and penance as well as his love for the Scriptures and the works of the Fathers of the Church. Ordained a priest, his celebration of the s...
Thomas of Orvieto was drawn to enter the Servite Order by his great love of Our Lady and his desire to reach heaven. Because of his humility he asked to be admitted among the lay brothers. Often he was given the task of going from house to house seeking alms. Artistic representations of Blessed Thomas picture him carrying a knapsack with a fig bran...
Ferdinand Maria Baccilieri was born on May 14, 1821 in the duchy of Modena, Italy. He felt called to the priesthood and in 1838 he entered the Jesuits. For reasons of health he left the Jesuits and in 1844 was ordained into the diocesan priesthood at Ferrara. From 1844 to 1851 he was a teacher and spiritual director at the minor seminary, while at ...
Ubald was born at Borgo Sansepolcro around the middle of the thirteenth century. He entered the Order of Servants and was ordained a priest. As a Servite friar he was noted for the holiness of his life and works. He was a close friend of St. Philip. It is said that when Philip was dying Ubald came to his friend’s bedside; Philip regained consciousn...
Andrew was inspired by a sermon of St. Philip Benizi and so asked to receive the habit of the Servants and St. Mary in 1278 in the house of the Order in the city of Borgo Sansepolcro. He withdrew immediately to a hermitage near Borgo to live a life of penance and solitude. Both by his counsel and his works, he drew many other hermits to the Order o...
Our Mission. The Servants of Mary Center for Peace is dedicated to delivering our Lord's message through: Proclaiming the Gospel, Personal Witness, Faithful Servitude and Educating others of Mary's role as the obedient chosen, Holy Mother, leading us to God. Here, through God given Grace, you will find peace and tranquility.
The Order of Friar Servants of Mary is a community gathered together in the name of Jesus the Lord. Moved by the Spirit, we commit ourselves, as did our First Fathers, to witness the gospel in fraternal communion and be at the service of God and all people, drawing abiding inspiration from Mary, Mother and Servant of the Lord.
About. The Servite Order was founded during a tumultuous time in 1233 as a mendicant order in the Church by a group of laymen, cloth merchants of Florence, Italy, known as the Seven Holy Founders. As mendicants, the friars were free to take the Gospel into the streets, to preach, hear confessions, and minister to people wherever they were. In ...
