The Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt is a Catholic Marian movement founded in Germany in 1914 by Fr Joseph Kentenich, who saw the movement as a means of spiritual renewal for the Catholic Church. The
Father Joseph Kentenich
Father Joseph Kentenich in the Dachau concentration camp (second from the right).
Fr. Kentenich in Oberá, Argentina with Sisters of Mary and other missionaries.
Mother Thrice Admirable Madonna by Luigi Crosio, 1898
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Vallendar is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 4 km north-east of Koblenz. Vallendar is the seat of the Ver
Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement
…for the Catholic Church. The movement is named after the small locality of Schönstatt (which means "beautiful place") which is part of the town of Vallendar near Koblenz, in Germany. As a movement of renewal within the Catholic Church, Schoenstatt works to revitalize the Church and society in the spirit of…
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