Fraternité Notre-Dame
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| Formation | 1977 |
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| Founder | Jean Marie Kozik |
| Headquarters | Austin, Chicago, Illinois[1] |
Fraternité Notre-Dame is a traditionalist Catholic order of priests and nuns that is not in union with the Pope.
Origins
[edit]The origins of Fraternité Notre-Dame are in the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Fréchou, France. They were allegedly received in 1977 by Jean Marie Kozik, a Frenchman of Polish origin. He had been consecrated as a bishop in 1974 by Jean Laborie, a controversial bishop, and then by the dissident and excommunicated Vietnamese Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục.[2][3]
Today
[edit]Fraternité Notre-Dame's "Mother House"[1] is in Austin, Chicago, yet it is not recognized by the Archdiocese of Chicago.[4] It operates religious and humanitarian missions on four continents.
The order operates soup kitchens and weekly food pantries in Paris, New York City,[5] San Francisco (2008),[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Austin, Chicago,[1] and Ulan Bator.
A hospital for the poor has been opened in Mongolia, and it has also operated humanitarian convoys to benefit those victimized by war in Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Rwanda.[3]
Chicago
[edit]The Fraternité Notre-Dame nuns have become fixtures at numerous Chicago area farmer's markets selling traditional French pastries to raise funds for the group.[4][14][15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Maison Mère de la Fraternité Notre-Dame à Chicago, aux Etats Unis". fraternitenotredame.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Zeller, Benjamin E. (2020). "The Fraternité Notre Dame: From Emergence in Fréchou to Sojourn in Chicago". Numen. 67 (2/3): 191–225. doi:10.1163/15685276-12341573. ISSN 0029-5973. JSTOR 48594766.
- 1 2 "History of Fraternite Notre Dame". Fraternitenotredame.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- 1 2 Pierri, Vince (August 4, 2009). "Sales of French pastries aid nuns' mission work". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "New York City". Fraternite Notre Dame | fraternitenotredame.com. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Self-Help Guru Tony Robbins Saves Small Soup Kitchen Run by 3 Nuns". Aleteia. 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Fagan, Kevin (11 February 2016). "Nuns who help needy face eviction in S.F.'s Tenderloin". SFGATE. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Fagan, Kevin (13 February 2016). "Tony Robbins swoops in to save nuns' humble Tenderloin soup kitchen". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel T. Fitzpatrick, Esq. :: Attorney At Law :: San Francisco, CA". danfitzpatricklaw.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Fagan, Kevin (21 December 2022). "San Francisco's French soup kitchen nuns avoided eviction with the help of Tony Robbins. Now they're moving". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nunbelievable -- The First Nun-Inspired Organic Bakery -- Launches in Partnership with Tony Robbins, Idealab New York, Bonin Ventures, and Loeb.nyc". PR Newswire. March 29, 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "SF nuns win new spot for soup kitchen in the Mission". SF Chronicle. Jan 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ↑ Angst, Maggie (18 June 2026). "This S.F. condo building's HOA is fighting with nuns over a soup kitchen sign". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ Fuller, Janet Rausa (June 2017). "Try These Divine Pastries Made by Chicago Nuns". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Divine desserts– and side of support". Chicago Tribune. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
