Brazilian Congregation
The Brazilian Congregation is a monastic congregation of the order of Saint Benedict. History. The first Benedictine family came from Portugal to Brazil in 1581. In 1822 Brazil became independent from Portugal, and the Holy See, with the papal seal "Inter gravissimas" 1827, ordered the constitution of the Brazilian congregation. In 2007 the congregation had 8 monasteries with 244 monks, 100 of whom are priests. Since 2013 the Benedictines of Brazil are present also in Italy.