page_title: Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem
hierarchical_section_title: Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Segnung der Mitglieder der neugegründeten Filiale der Gemeinschaft von Jerusalem in der Kirche Groß St. Martin in Köln durch Joachim Kardinal Meisner
context_page_description: The Monastic Communities of Jerusalem were founded in 1975 by Brother Pierre-Marie Delfieux, until then prior general, with the aim of promoting the spirit of the monastic desert in the heart of cities.
  In the communities' Rule of Life, Delfieux answers the question: why Jerusalem? "Because Jerusalem is the city given by God to men and built by men for God, thereby becoming the foremost of the cities of the world, and because your vocation is to be a city-dweller, you are a monk, a nun of Jerusalem. Be vigilant to keep in your heart a true concern for communion with all the sons of Abraham, Jews and Muslims, who are like you worshippers of the one God and for whom Jerusalem is equally a holy City."
  These Catholic communities are present in
  Belgium: Saint-Gilles
  Canada: Montréal
  France: Paris, Vézelay, Strasbourg, Mont-Saint-Michel, La Ferté-Imbault/Indre, Lourdes-Ossun
  Germany: Cologne, Groß St. Martin
  Italy: Florence, Pistoia, Gamogna, Trinità dei Monti and then in San Sebastiano in Palatino in Rome
  Poland: Warsaw
context_section_description: The Monastic Communities of Jerusalem were founded in 1975 by Brother Pierre-Marie Delfieux (died March 2013), until then prior general, with the aim of promoting the spirit of the monastic desert (cf. Charles de Foucauld) in the heart of cities.
  In the communities' Rule of Life, Delfieux answers the question: why Jerusalem? "Because Jerusalem is the city given by God to men and built by men for God, thereby becoming the foremost of the cities of the world, and because your vocation is to be a city-dweller, you are a monk, a nun of Jerusalem. (§161) Be vigilant to keep in your heart a true concern for communion with all the sons of Abraham, Jews and Muslims, who are like you worshippers of the one God and for whom Jerusalem is equally a holy City." (§174)
  These Catholic communities are present in
  Belgium : Saint-Gilles (2001- closed Juin 2017)
  Canada : Montréal (2004)
  France : Paris (1975), Vézelay (1993), Strasbourg (1995), Mont-Saint-Michel (2001), La Ferté-Imbault/Indre (département) (Magdala retreat house), Lourdes-Ossun
  Germany: Cologne, Groß St. Martin (2009)
  Italy : Florence, Pistoia, Gamogna (1998), Trinità dei Monti (2006) and then in San Sebastiano in Palatino (2016) in Rome
  Poland : Warsaw (2010)
caption: Opening vespers for the new community in Groß St. Martin, Cologne, April 2009
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