Oblates of the Virgin Mary
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The Oblates of the Virgin Mary Venerable Bruno Lanteri (1759 - 1830) was born in northern Italy.
Lanteri's homelife had a strong atmosphere of faith, as well as sorrow. Losing his mother at the age of four, Lanteri developed a strong love for the Virgin Mary. His attraction to what he called "silence and seclusion," prompted him to enter the Carthusians at the age of seventeen. The Oblates of Mary Most Holy began in 1816 as a diocesan congregation.
The Oblates of the Virgin Mary received papal approval in 1827. Lanteri died three years later in 1830.
The Oblates of Mary came to the United States in 1976. Since then, it has rapidly expanded with foundations in Massachusetts, Colorado, Illinois, California, and a new seminary and retreat center in the Philippines.
