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Capuchins of Morgon
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of the Traditional Observance
Formation1972, split from the Friars Minor Capuchin due to changes after the Second Vatican Council to the original Rule. The Friars Minor Capuchin split from the Friars Minor in 1525 to return to their original practices. The Friars Minor were founded in 1209 by Saint Francis.
FounderEugène de Villeurbanne
TypeMendicant Order following the traditional Franciscan Rule
HeadquartersMorgon, 69910 Villié-Morgon, France.
Rev. Father Guardian
Fr. Antoine de Fleurance

The Capuchins of Morgon are a Traditionalist Catholic community, without Canonical status within Catholic Church. They are affiliated with, but not part of, the traditional Catholic Society of Saint Pius X. Therefore, they are not part of the regular Capuchins, nor under the governance of the French Province of that Order.

Their Motherhouse is the Friary of Saint Francis in Morgon (commune of Villié-Morgon, France) sixty kilometres (37 miles) north of Lyon. The group is best known in the English-speaking world for their attack on 5G towers. In France, they are also known because of the Bronner Commission which claimed their involvement in internet conspiracy theories.

General Information

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Foundation

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The community was founded on the 10th August 1972, originally being located in the commune of Verjon (department of Ain) in the Diocese of Belley.[1] It was founded by two friars, both from the Capuchin Province of Lyon, Eugène de Villeurbanne (born Romain Potez in 1904, died 1990)[2][3] and Elzéar des Estables (born Théophred Exbrayat in 1910, died 1975).

Principles

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The community follow the version of the Rule of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin used before the changes that were implemented following the Decree, Perfectae Caritatis, which called for a revision of all Religious Rules in line with the changes of the Second Vatican Council.[4] For this reason, they are characterised as a Traditional Catholic community.[5][6]

Daily Life

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The Capuchins of Morgon follow this regimen:

00:55 First Rising (Matins)

04:25 Second Rising

04:45 Lauds; meditation

05:45 Scripture reading

06:35 Angelus; Prime and Terce; Conventual Mass and Thanksgiving

08:00 Breakfast

08:15 Study

09:10 (end of Great Silence)

09:30 Classes, study or work

11:40 Sext and None

12:00 Angelus; lunch; prayers in the choir; dishes; recreation

13:30 (Silence) free time, sleeping, small quiet work

14:00 Vespers; rosary

14:40 Work or study (except: Thursday - walk, Friday - choir practice, Saturday - cleaning)

17:00 Personal devotions (or Low Mass)

17:30 Compline; prayers; meditation (Friday - Stations of the Cross)

18:45 Dinner; dishes; recreation

19:45 Angelus; Pardon; lights out.

(start of Great Silence)[7]

History and Evolution

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In 1986, the Order consisted of only five priests.

In 1990, after the death of their founder, Eugène de Villeurbanne, they constructed a chapel for themselves.

In November 2011, they protested, with Civitas and other traditional Catholic groups, against the play Golgata Picnic by Argentinian playwright, Rodrigo García. This was on account of it being blasphemous.[8][9][10]

In August 2014, Father Régis de Cacqueray, quitted his office as Superior of the District of France for the Society of Saint Pius X, and entered into the Order. He remained three months at Couvent Saint-Antoine, in Aurenque (department of Gers) where the Capuchins of Morgon have their noviciate, and became a friar, under the name of Father Joseph of Avallon.

In 2018 they attempted to found a new Friary close to Albertville (department of Savoie) but they were blocked by the Administrative Tribunal of Grenoble, and hence were forced to give up.[11]

Relations with other Groups

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The Capuchins of Morgon are affiliated with the Society of Saint Pius X, though not under their authority. They are linked because the candidates for ordination to the priesthood receive the Sacrament from bishops of the SSPX.[12]

Beyond this, they also have have links with the Little Sisters of Saint Francis of Assisi.[13]

Controversies

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From 2010 to 2014, the Order accommodated Christophe Roisnel, the priest and director of a private school, under the SSPX, in Goussonville. In 2010, two teachers from the school and one of their friends complained to the Society of sexual assault committed by the priest. Secretly, he was transported to the Friary in Morgon. Here he remained until the 7th April 2014, when he was arrested. In 2017, he was sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment for the rape of two women. On appeal he was sentenced to a further three years, totalling nineteen years, for additional accusations of torture, which had not been brought up during the original trial. [14][15][16][17]

Two Friars from the Friary of Morgon, aged 39 and 40, set fire to a 5G relay antenna in Saint-Forgeux the night of the 14th to 15th of September 2021. They were caught the next night by gendarmes as they attempted to set fire to a second tower. They justified their actions by stating that they acted to "protect the population from the harmful effects" of 5G.[5][6][18][19][12].

In the report of the Bronner Commission, published in January 2022, the Order was accused of being involved in conspiracy theories amongst online Traditional Catholic groups.[20][21] Their members have also been accused of sectarianism,[22] like other traditionalist groups associated with the Society of Saint Pius X, according to the rapports of the MIVILUDES, a government agency created to monitor sectarianism in France.

Due to their links with Civitas, and other traditionalist Catholic groups in general, they are mentioned in the novel, Anéantir, by Michel Houellebecq.[23]

Foundations and Ministries

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  • Houses
    • Couvent Saint-François (Friary of Saint Francis) in Morgon since 1983,[24] originally founded in 1972 in Verjon
    • Monastère Sainte-Claire (Monastery of Saint Clare) in Morgon[25] founded in September 1993 for the Capuchin Poor Clares.
    • Couvent Saint-Antoine (Friary of Saint Anthony) in Aurenque[26] founded in September 2004, where they have their noviciate.
    • Couvent Saint-Bonaventure (Friary of Saint Bonaventure) in Cour-Cheverney.
  • Chaplaincy
    • The school of La Péraudière, situated close to Montrottier. It was founded in 1946 by Luce Quenette. The school is male only and as of 2019, has around 40 pupils. The teaching is centred on literature and religion; there is daily time for the pupils to pray and every week there is the Traditional Latin Mass. One of the previous teachers of the school was accused of sexual assault against minors by three students.[27] [28]

Notes and References

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  1. ^ "Aletheia n°29 - 30 juillet 2002". www.aletheia.free.fr. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ "Rhône. Beaujolais : dans les pas des frères capucins du couvent Saint-François". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. ^ Chiron, Yves 1960- (1997). Veilleur avant l'aube: le père Eugène de Villeurbanne. Clovis. ISBN 978-2-903122-99-7. Retrieved 2022-02-05.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Tiers ordre de la pénitence d'obédience traditionnelle de notre séraphique père saint François d'Assise. Villié-Morgon, Rhône". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. ^ a b "Deux moines contre la 5G mis en examen pour avoir ciblé des antennes-relais". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. ^ a b "Rhône. Antennes-relais ciblées par des incendies : deux moines interpellés près de Lyon". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-20..
  7. ^ "Capuchin Friars Minor Brochure" (PDF).
  8. ^ ""Golgota Picnic", nouvelle cible des catholiques intégristes". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  9. ^ Barraband, Mathilde; Camus, Jean-Yves (2020-01-13). "Le combat culturel des traditionalistes catholiques". COnTEXTES. Revue de sociologie de la littérature (in French) (26). doi:10.4000/contextes.8733. ISSN 1783-094X. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  10. ^ Jean Yves Camus (mars 1988). "Intégrisme catholique et extrême droite en France. Le parti de la contre-révolution (1945-1988)" (doc). lignes (in français): 76-89. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link).
  11. ^ "ALBERTVILLE. Les Capucins de Morgon renoncent à acheter le Clos des Capucins". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05..
  12. ^ a b "France - Deux moines arrêtés pour voir mis le feu à des antennes-relais". Le Matin (in French). 2021-09-20. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  13. ^ "Découvrir les Petites Sœurs de Saint-François au Trévoux". La Porte Latine (in French). 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2021-09-22..
  14. ^ "Viols, tortures : le prêtre intégriste jugé aux assises". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  15. ^ à 17h25, Par Le 9 avril 2014 (2014-04-09). "Yvelines : un prêtre intégriste écroué pour viols sur trois enseignantes". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Condamnation de l'abbé Roisnel: la Fraternité Saint-Pie-X réagit – Portail catholique suisse". cath.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  17. ^ à 20h25, Par Le ParisienLe 16 février 2018 (2018-02-16). "19 ans de prison pour l'abbé qui violait et torturait des enseignantes". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ à 10h15, Par Le Parisien avec AFP Le 21 septembre 2021 (2021-09-21). "Hostiles à la 5G, deux moines arrêtés après avoir incendié des antennes relais dans le Rhône". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Rhône : plongée dans le couvent des croisés de la 5G". leparisien.fr (in French). 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-02-05..
  20. ^ "Désinformation en ligne : ce que dit le rapport Bronner". Vie publique.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  21. ^ "Rapport Bronner : « Le Covid-19 a révélé des formes de complotisme dans certaines franges catholiques »". Centre Contre les Manipulations Mentales (in French). 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  22. ^ "L'Obs - Actualités du jour en direct". L'Obs (in French). 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  23. ^ Houellebecq, Michel (07 janvier 2022). Anéantir. Paris: Flammarion. p. 736. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Couvent Saint-François, Morgon". La Porte Latine (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  25. ^ "Monastère Sainte-Claire, Morgon". La Porte Latine (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  26. ^ "Le quotidien des moines de Saint-Antoine-d'Aurenque". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  27. ^ Nicolas Ballet (14 mars 2019). "Un professeur visé par trois plaintes pour attouchement sur mineurs". Union nationale des Associations de Défense des Familles et de l’Individu victimes de sectes (in French). Retrieved 9 juillet 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help).
  28. ^ Nicolas Ballet (8 mai 2011). "Un établissement considéré comme « ami » par deux mouvements traditionalistes". Le Progrès (in French). Retrieved 9 juillet 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help).

See Also

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Bibliography

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Documents

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  • Chiron, Yves (1997). Veilleur avant l'aube : le père Eugène de Villeurbanne. Paris: Clovis. p. 503. ISBN 2-903122-99-7..
  • Jean-François Talivez, Une vie de moine, autoédition, 2018, 272 p. ISBN 9782956401902.

Novels

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