Augustiner

What Augustiner does

Augustiner (Bayerisch-Deutsche Provinz der Augustiner, KdöR) is a Catholic religious order founded in Würzburg in 1263 and now operating under the global Augustinian Order headquartered in Rome. The organization runs six convents across Germany (Würzburg, Berlin-Reinickendorf, Erfurt, Münnerstadt x2, and Maria Eich near Munich) and provides pastoral care, sacramental services, youth work, parish ministry, counseling, and educational activities. Pastoral and community work is delivered free of charge to parishioners and faith communities, supported by donations and the affiliated Stiftung der Augustiner foundation.

The order's institutional products and services include the twice-yearly "Der Augustiner" magazine, the Augustinus Missionswerk running mission work in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1952 (jointly with the Belgian province via the Fédération Congo since 1993), the Zentrum für Augustinusforschung (ZAF) research center, the Bibliotheca Augustiniana (BADA) research library holding approximately 70,000 volumes, the Gesprächsladen pastoral conversation space in Würzburg, and a cultural program at the Augustinerkirche in Würzburg that received the Kulturmedaille der Stadt Würzburg in 2024. The order maintains a novitiate at Maria Eich under a dedicated Novizenmeister and operates a Vocation Director role for recruitment.

The organization is structured as a public-law corporation under both Catholic canon law and German civil law, led by a Provincial Minister (currently P. Lukas Schmidkunz OSA, re-elected 2023) and a provincial council. Revenue is sourced from donations, foundation grants, and ancillary economic activities; the order does not publish financial statements. Recent strategic actions have focused on consolidation: closure of the Fährbrück convent and the Würzburg Pflegestation in 2023, a multi-year renovation of Kloster Maria Eich, and renewed investment in the novitiate pipeline.

Name

Augustiner

Legal name

Bayerisch-Deutsche Provinz der Augustiner (KdöR)

Website

https://augustiner.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Augustiner (Bayerisch-Deutsche Provinz der Augustiner) is a Catholic religious order founded in 1263, operating six convents across Germany and providing pastoral care, counseling, education, mission work in the Congo, and a research library to faith communities and the general public, funded primarily by donations.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The order relies on donations from individuals and supporters to fund its operations, mission work in Congo, and various projects.
2. Stiftung der Augustiner (Foundation): A foundation that supports various projects in mission, pastoral care, and research managed by Augustinians.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Augustiner is the German province of the Catholic Order of Saint Augustine, a KdöR (public-law corporation) that operates convents and provides pastoral care, spiritual counseling, youth work, and parish ministry across Germany. It sustains a specialized research library (Bibliotheca Augustiniana), a research center for Augustinian studies (ZAF), mission work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the "Der Augustiner" magazine, the Gesprächsladen Würzburg counseling service, and a cultural program at the Würzburg Augustinerkirche. Activities are funded by donations and the Stiftung der Augustiner foundation.

Product overview

Augustiner (Deutsche Augustinerprovinz) is a religious order (Augustinian friars) providing pastoral care, spiritual services, and cultural programs in Germany. The organization offers various products and services including the 'Der Augustiner' magazine (published twice yearly), the Augustinus-Missionswerk for mission work in the Congo, the Stiftung der Augustiner foundation for supporting projects, the Zentrum für Augustinusforschung research center, the Bibliotheca Augustiniana (BADA) research library with approximately 70,000 volumes, the Gesprächsladen pastoral conversation service, and a cultural program at Würzburg Augustinerkirche. The order operates convents in Berlin, Erfurt, Fährbrück, Münnerstadt, Würzburg, and Maria Eich, providing pastoral services, youth work, community pastoral care, education, science, and Augustine research.

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Products and services

• Der Augustiner (Magazine) A twice-yearly magazine providing insights into Augustinian life and current developments within the German province, with each issue themed around a specific topic.
• Augustinus-Missionswerk (Mission Work in DR Congo) Augustinian mission work supporting concrete pastoral and development projects by brothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including a school in Kinshasa and a Juvenat in Dungu, in partnership with the Belgian Augustinian province.
• Zentrum für Augustinusforschung (ZAF) Center for Augustinian scholarship in Würzburg maintaining the Augustinus-Lexikon, the Corpus Augustinianum Gissense, and the Augustinus.de research portal for the German-speaking academic community.
• Bibliotheca Augustiniana (BADA) Research Library of the German Augustinians, the largest specialized library for Augustinian research in the German-speaking world, holding approximately 70,000 volumes.
• Gesprächsladen Würzburg A conversation and pastoral care space at the Augustinerkirche in Würzburg offering free dialogue partners for personal concerns and worries, in operation for nearly 30 years.
• Kulturprogramm der Augustinerkirche Würzburg Cultural events and concerts at the Augustinerkirche Würzburg offering high-quality, diverse programming accessible to all regardless of financial or social status; recognized with the 2024 Kulturmedaille der Stadt Würzburg.
• Pastoral and Sacramental Services across German Convents Pastoral care, sacraments, individual and counseling pastoral care, youth work, parish ministry, and community gatherings offered across the order's convents in Würzburg, Berlin-Reinickendorf, Erfurt, Maria Eich (Planegg near Munich), and Münnerstadt.
• Religious Vocation Formation (Novitiate at Maria Eich) Formation pathway for men entering the Augustinian order, including discernment through convent weekends and the Voluntary Ordensjahr, followed by postulancy and novitiate training under the Novice Master at Maria Eich.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two noviates joined in 2024 (P. Samuel and Fr. Johannes)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération Congo (Belgian and German Province)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993Joint mission effort in Democratic Republic of Congo. German and Belgian Augustinian provinces collaborate on evangelization, education, and development projects including schools in Kinshasa and Juvenat in Dungu.
• Henneberg-Museum MünnerstadtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on exhibition 'Geschichte aus dem Buch – Zeitzeugen der Augustinerbibliothek Münnerstadt' showcasing historical books and documents from the Augustinian library.
• Förderverein für Kirchenmusik in der AugustinerkircheminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupport organization for church music programs in Würzburg Augustinerkirche, supporting cultural events and concerts.
• Juliusspital MünnerstadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Betreutes Wohnen (assisted living) facility at Konvent St. Michael, enabling older Augustinians to live in their monastery with professional care support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: The Catholic social welfare organisation in Germany delivering pastoral, charitable, and care services — a broader-incumbent comparable given overlap in pastoral care, counselling (Gesprächsladen-like services), and faith-based community programming.

Direct peers

• Karmeliten (OCD) in Deutschland: Catholic Carmelite friars with German presence running parishes and spirituality centres — comparable as a Catholic male religious order with pastoral and formation ministry focus.
• Kapuziner (Capuchins) in Deutschland: Catholic Franciscan Capuchin friars with German province running parish work, retreat houses, and pastoral care — directly comparable as a Catholic male religious order with similar ministry mix and demographic challenges.
• Jesuiten in Deutschland (Jesuits Germany): Catholic male religious order operating across Germany with parallel ministries (pastoral care, education, research, social engagement, formation houses, publishing). Comparable in structure, scale of operations, and mission scope to the Augustinian province.
• Pallottiner in Deutschland: Catholic religious order with German province running parishes, retreat houses, and mission activities — comparable as a Catholic male religious community with parallel provincial structure.
• Dominikaner in Deutschland: Catholic Dominican friars with active German province, convents in several cities, preaching and pastoral ministries — directly comparable as a Catholic male mendicant order with parallel formation and publishing activity.
• Augustinerorden (Order of Saint Augustine) — international: The global Augustinian order of which the German province is a constituent circumscription — directly comparable as the parent entity sharing governance, mission, and resources.
• Benediktiner (Erzabtei Beuron): Benedictine monastery operating as a Catholic male religious community with prayer, hospitality, and cultural programmes in southern Germany — closely comparable as a contemplative-plus-active Catholic order with cultural assets.
• Franziskaner (OFM) in Deutschland: Catholic mendicant order with multiple convents and friars in Germany engaged in pastoral care, parish work, and social projects — directly comparable as a Catholic male religious order with German provincial footprint.

Others

• Deutsche Ordensobernkonferenz (DOK): Umbrella association of Catholic religious orders in Germany — a thematic peer as the institutional representative body for orders of the kind Augustiner belongs to.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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