AUGUSTINS

AUGUSTINS, an order of religious; thus called from St. Augustin, whose rule they observe. See ORDER and RELIGIOUS. The Augustins, popularly also called Austin Fryars, were originally hermits, whom Pope Alexander IV first congregated into one body, under their General Lanfranc, in 1256. See HERMIT. The Augustins are clothed in black, and make one of the four orders of mendicants. See MENDICANT. From these arose a reform, under the denomination of Barefoot Augustins, or Minorites, or Fryars Minor. See MINOR and MINORITE.



There are also Canons Regular of St. Augustin, who are clothed in white, excepting their Cope, which is black.—At Paris they are known under the Denomination of, Religious of Genevieve; that Abbey being the Chief of the Order. See GENEVIEVE.

There are also Augustines, or Nuns, who observe the Rule of St. Augustin. See RELIGIOUS and NUN. The Augustinus of Jansenius is a celebrated Treatise of that Author, Bishop of Ypres, entitled, Cornelii Jansenii Episcopi Iprensis, Augustinus; the first Tome whereof contains a Discourse against Pelagianism; and the second divers Treatises of Reason; the use of Authority in Theological Matters; the State of Innocence; fall of Nature by Sin, Grace, etc.—From these several Treatises were collected the five famous Propositions, enumerated under the Article JANSENISM.

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