Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem
The Monastic Communities of Jerusalem were founded in 1975 by Brother , until then prior general, with the aim of promoting the spirit of the monastic desert in the heart of cities.
In the communities' Rule of Life, Delfieux answers the question: why Jerusalem? "Because Jerusalem is the city given by God to men and built by men for God, thereby becoming the foremost of the cities of the world, and because your vocation is to be a city-dweller, you are a monk, a nun of Jerusalem. Be vigilant to keep in your heart a true concern for communion with all the sons of Abraham, Jews and Muslims, who are like you worshippers of the one God and for whom Jerusalem is equally a holy City."
These Catholic communities are present in
