Congregation of Windesheim
| Congregatio Vindesemensis (Latin) | |
Modern photo of the former beguinage in Windesheim | |
| Abbreviation | C.R.V. (post-nominal letters) |
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| Formation | 1386 |
| Founded at | Windesheim, Netherlands |
| Type | Order of Canons Regular of Pontifical Right (for Men) |
| Headquarters | Propstei St. Michael, Paring 1, D-84085 Langquaid, Germany |
| Members | 22 members (12 priests) as of 2017 |
| Abbot Olivier Deysine, CRV | |
Ministry | Apostolate of hospitality |
Parent organization | Roman Catholic Church |
Formerly called | Brethren of the Common Life |
The Congregation of Windesheim (Latin: Congregatio Vindesemensis) is a congregation of Augustinian canons that regularly takes its name from its most important monastery, which was located at Windesheim in the Netherlands. The congregation was founded as an offshoot of the Brethren of the Common Life and played a considerable part in the reform movement within the Dutch and German Catholic Church in the century before the Protestant Reformation.