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Jean Leunis (also known as John Leo), born in 1532 in Liège (Belgium) and died on November 19, 1584, in Turin (Italy), was a Jesuit priest from Liège. He is the founder of the Sodality of Our Lady (Marian Congregations), today known as "Christian Life Community" (CLC).
Foundation of Marian Sodalities
[edit]Nothing is known of Leunis' early life except that he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome a few weeks before the death of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1556. While he was professor of Latin at the Roman College (now the Gregorian University) (1560-64) he made a habit of gathering a group of students to engage them in a deeper spiritual life (personal prayer, devotion to the Virgin Mary, regular sacramental life) and to encourage them to "works of charity" in the city of Rome. The group met regularly: support and mutual aid were important. The initiative was innovative: for the first time, non-clerics were offered the opportunity to deepen their faith and Christian life.
Developpement
[edit]The idea responded to a spiritual need and was successful. From 1565 onwards, Leunis began to travel and found new small groups. Generally starting from the Jesuit colleges that were there, many cities had their Marian congregations: separate groups for students, men, women, etc. Devotional practices and prayer were always combined with Christian attention to others -especially the most needy- and other apostolic activities.
Roman Model
[edit]The Marian sodalities of the Roman College was considered a model and was even officially declared the Prima primaria by Pope Gregory XIII in 1584, to which the others were to affiliate. This was, in fact, the first lay movement in the Church. The movement spread abroad: Paris, Lyon and the main cities of Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Southern Netherlands, Germany had their sodalities. At the death of Leunis (November 19, 1584), 48 groups were affiliated to the Prima primaria of Rome and 70 years later there were 1459. These lay groups contributed greatly to the renewal of the Church in the light of the Council of Trent (1545-1563).
Annexes
[edit]Bibliographie
[edit]- L. Brien: Le P. Jean Leunis (1532-84), pèlerin du Christ sur les pas d'Ignace, dans Cahiers de spiritualité ignatienne, XV, 1991, p. 71-83.
- J. Wicki & R. Dendal: Le P.Jean Leunis, fondateur des Congrégations mariales, Rome, 1951.