!!!Barmherzige Brüder

Brothers of Mercy (Barmherzige Brueder), name for several Catholic 
orders involved in the care of the sick. The most relevant male order 
is the Order of Charity for the Service of the Sick (Ordo S. Joannis 
de Deo = OSJdD, also called Brothers Hospitallers), which was founded 
by St. John of God in Granada in the year 1537. The order adopted the 
Augustinian rule in 1572 and has been a mendicant order since 1624. 
The Brothers of Mercy are for the most part lay brothers. They add to 
the threefold vow of poverty, chastity, and obedience the vow of 
hospitality (charity and almsgiving). In Austria, there are hospitals 
run by Brothers of Mercy in the towns of Eisenstadt, two in Graz, 
Linz, Salzburg, St. Veit an der Glan and in Vienna. There is a Kneipp 
therapy centre in St. Veit an der Glan (therapy after the German 
priest S. Kneipp combining cold water treatment, diets and outdoor 
exercise), a specialised nursing home in Kainbach near Graz and 
several more nursing homes. The seat of the Provincial Superior is in 
Vienna.


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