Augustinians, religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church whose constitution is derived originally from the Rule of St Augustine of Hippo, broadly divided into the Augustinian (or Austin) Canons, and the Augustininan Hermits (or Austin Friars), with communities of Augustinian nuns being under the jurisdiction of the Austin Friars. The Roman Synods of 1059 and 1063 exhorted the clergy to adopt a common rule to combine a monastic status with active life in the lay community, following the monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience without withdrawing from the world. As a consequence many canons throughout Christendom renounced property and established quasi-monastic groups which formed the basis of the order of Augustinian Canons. By the middle of the 12th century almost all of these bodies had adopted the Rule of St Augustine. Their

Today the head of the entire order is the Master General, whose term of office is 12 years; his residence is at Santa Sabina, in Rome. The order is organized into geographic provinces, each with a provincial at its head. The chief apostolate of the order is educational. The Dominicans therefore retain their original characteristics as teachers and upholders of orthodoxy.

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