The Order of Discalced Augustinians (Latin: Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum; abbreviation: OAD) is a mendicant order that branched off from the Order of Saint Augustine as a reform movement. == History == During the Counter-Reformation, there was a special interest among the Augustinian friars in the theological debates of the day, as well as a need to return to the roots of their way of life.
The Order of Discalced Augustinians (Latin: Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum; abbreviation: OAD) is a mendicant order that branched off from the Order of Saint Augustine as a reform movement. == History == During the Counter-Reformation, there was a special interest among the Augustinian friars in the theological debates of the day, as well as a need to return to the roots of their way of life.
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