Camaldolese

Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona[1]
Congregatio Eremitarum Camaldulensium Montis Coronae (Latin)[2]
AbbreviationPost-nominal letters: E.C.M.C.
Formation1025; 999 years ago (1025)[1]
FounderSaint Romuald
Founded atCamaldoli, Italy
TypeMonastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)[1]
HeadquartersSacro Eremo Tuscolano, 00040 Monteporzio Catone, Italy[1]
Membership
67 members (35 priests) as of 2018[1]
Father Major
Fr. Emir José Castillo Zárate, ECMC[3]
Nickname
Camaldolese
AffiliationsCatholic Church
Websitewww.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dqecm.html[4]

The Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona (Latin: Congregatio Eremitarum Camaldulensium Montis Coronae), commonly called Camaldolese, is a monastic order of Pontifical Right for men founded by Saint Romuald. Its name is derived from the Holy Hermitage (Italian: Sacro Eremo) of Camaldoli, high in the mountains of central Italy, near the city of Arezzo. Its members add the nominal letters E.C.M.C. after their names to indicate their membership in the congregation. Apart from the Roman Catholic monasteries, in recent times ecumenical Christian hermitages with a Camaldolese spirituality have arisen as well.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona (Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ http://www. gcatholic.org/orders/188.htm
  3. ^ "Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona (E.C.M.C.)".
  4. ^ catholic-hierarchy.org