Order of Augustinian Recollects

Order of Augustinian Recollects
Ordo Augustinianorum Recollectorum
AbbreviationOAR
FormationDecember 5, 1588; 435 years ago (December 5, 1588)
Founded atToledo, Spain
TypeMendicant Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)
HeadquartersViale dell'Astronomia, 27 Rome, Italy
Membership (2022)
955 (includes 815 priests)[1]
Prior General
Miguel Angel Hernández Domínguez, OAR[2]
Vicar General
Javier González Velásquez, OAR
Motto
Latin: Extende caritatem tuam
(English: 'Extend your love')
Parent organization
Catholic Church
Websiteagustinosrecoletos.com

The Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) is a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns. It is a reformist offshoot from the Augustinian hermit friars and follows the same Rule of St. Augustine. They have also been known as the "Discalced Augustinians".

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'Anno 2022. Citta del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2022. p. 1388.
  2. ^ Who we are, Order of Augustinian Recollects. Retrieved 2017-10-20.