Agustinos recoletos

What Agustinos recoletos does

Agustinos Recoletos (legal name: Agustinos Recoletos - Provincia de San Nicolás de Tolentino) is a Catholic religious order of the Augustinian Recollect tradition, operating as a registered Religious Entity under the Spanish Ministry of Justice. The Order is headquartered at Paseo de la Habana 167, Madrid, and traces its institutional heritage to the sixteenth century, with formal figures such as Andrés del Espíritu Santo (born 1585) establishing early missions. It maintains parishes, educational institutions, mission stations, and social projects across at least nine countries: Spain, the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, England, Kenya, and the United States, with additional pastoral activity in China. The Province's digital presence is anchored by agustinosrecoletos.org — a 22-year content portal hosting 16,000+ publications and serving 15,100 monthly unique users — which is being consolidated into the broader recoletos.org platform in December 2025.

The Order does not sell commercial products or services. Its offering consists of spiritual formation, pastoral care, K-12 education (e.g., the 50-year-old Colegio Romareda in Zaragoza), and social welfare programs targeting vulnerable populations — including the Hogar Santa Mónica shelter for gender-violence survivors in Fortaleza, Brazil. Revenue is sourced from donations, charitable contributions, and institutional support; commercial pricing, ARR, and revenue figures are not disclosed. Strategic coordination occurs through canonical bodies such as the Provincial Chapter (129th edition held May 2026 in Marcilla, Navarra) and partner networks including ARCORES (social mission), Red EDUCAR (global education), and FERE-CECA/Escuelas Católicas Aragón (concerted Catholic schooling).

From a technology and go-to-market standpoint, Agustinos Recoletos operates as a non-commercial, donation-funded non-profit with no proprietary technology stack, no APIs, no AI/ML capabilities, and no commercial product surface. Its "go-to-market" is community and vocations: attracting members, lay partners, and donors through content marketing (website, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X), printed bulletins (Canta y Camina), and in-person events such as chapters, retreats, and missionary gatherings. Multi-language support (Spanish, English, Portuguese) and global partnership federations (ARCORES, Red EDUCAR, FERE-CECA) serve as its distribution backbone. The profile is therefore that of a stable, heritage-anchored religious institution — not an investable commercial entity.

Name

Agustinos recoletos

Legal name

Agustinos Recoletos - Provincia de San Nicolás de Tolentino

Website

https://agustinosrecoletos.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agustinos Recoletos is a Catholic religious order (Order of Augustinian Recollects, Province of San Nicolás de Tolentino) headquartered in Madrid, operating parishes, schools, mission stations, and social projects across nine-plus countries. It is funded by donations and serves Catholic faithful, students, and vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents) (BPAGAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Catholic religious order
• Missionary work
• Pastoral care
• Religious education
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: The organization relies on donations and charitable contributions from faithful, supporters, and benefactors to fund its missionary work, social projects, educational institutions, and community operations across multiple countries.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agustinos Recoletos (Order of Augustinian Recollects, Province of San Nicolás de Tolentino) is a Catholic religious order that delivers pastoral care, missionary work, religious education, and social welfare services through its network of parishes, schools, mission stations, and community centers across Spain, the Philippines, Latin America, Africa, the UK, and the USA. Its operations are sustained by donations and supported by a digital presence that publishes news, pastoral content, official documents, and missionary testimonies in multiple languages.

Product overview

Agustinos Recoletos (Order of Augustinian Recollects, Province of San Nicolás de Tolentino) operates a news and information portal at agustinosrecoletos.org, which serves as the primary digital platform for the religious organization. The website publishes news, pastoral content, testimonials, documentaries, and official communications across multiple languages (Spanish, English, Portuguese). The organization also manages educational institutions (such as the Colegio Romareda in Zaragoza), mission territories (including the Prelature of Lábrea in the Amazon), and various social projects. The digital presence includes a document repository with publications like 'Canta y Camina' bulletins and official protocols. The website functions as a content management system rather than a commercial technology product or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pastoral and Missionary Services
• Colegio Romareda (Catholic K-12 Education) 50-year-old Catholic K-12 educational institution in Zaragoza, Spain, providing faith-based primary and secondary education within the Agustino-Recoleta Family network, affiliated with FERE-CECA Aragón, Escuelas Católicas Aragón, and Red EDUCAR.
• Hogar Santa Mónica (Shelter for Gender-Based Violence Survivors) Shelter in Fortaleza, Brazil, run by Agustinos Recoletos, providing residential care and psychological support (via psychologist Luiza Aparecida Dias) to girls and adolescents who have suffered gender-based violence.
• CARDI Community Center (Mexico City) Center operated by Agustinos Recoletos in Mexico City, Mexico, serving the local community through mission and pastoral activities.
• Canta y Camina Bulletin Regular publication (bulletin) titled 'Canta y Camina' (Singing and Walking) documenting missionary life and activities, available in PDF format in Spanish and Portuguese.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 years of continuous missionary presence in the Amazon (Prelatura de Lábrea, Brazil)

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARCORES (Agustinian Recollect Social Network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025ARCORES is the social network of Agustinian Recollect entities focused on missionary and social work. The partnership coordinates initiatives such as empowering rural women and conducting missionary activities, particularly in Latin America and the Amazon region.
• Universidad San JorgeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Partnership with Universidad San Jorge (Spain) for teacher training, university guidance, pedagogical research, shared facilities, student internships, press/radio/TV workshops, and bilingualism follow-up at the Colegio Romareda in Zaragoza.
• FERE-CECA Aragón and Escuelas Católicas AragóncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Colegio Romareda actively participates in FERE-CECA Aragón and Escuelas Católicas Aragón, which are federations of concerted (government-funded) Catholic schools in Aragon, providing networking, advocacy, and collaborative educational initiatives.
• Red EDUCARcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed EDUCAR connects all Agustino-Recoleta educational centers worldwide, enabling exchange, mutual knowledge, joint training actions, and internationalization opportunities across the global network of schools and colleges.
• Diótesis de ZaragozaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Colegio Romareda collaborates with the Diocese of Zaragoza on pastoral and catechetical activities, supporting religious education within the school community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/oarsnt
• Facebookfacebook.com/oarsnt
• Instagraminstagram.com/oar_snt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agustinos-recoletos

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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