O.Praem.
Religion abbreviation · Religious Title
| Stands for | Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré |
|---|---|
| Categories | Religion |
O.Praem. stands for Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, a religious title abbreviation.
Norbertines, or Premonstratensians, are canons regular whose order was founded in 1120 by St. Norbert of Xanten at Prémontré in France. Norbertines combine community life and prayer with parish ministry.
Example: St. Norbert College in Wisconsin is sponsored by priests who sign their names O.Praem.
Usage notes
The Latin name is Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Praemonstratensis, and they are sometimes called the White Canons for their white habit. Their abbeys include St. Michael's Abbey in California and Daylesford Abbey in Pennsylvania.
Related abbreviations
More religious title abbreviations
- LC – Legionaries of Christ
- MC – Missionaries of Charity
- MM – Maryknoll (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America)
- Most Rev. – Most Reverend
- Msgr. – Monsignor
- O.Carm. – Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
- OCD – Order of Discalced Carmelites
- OCSO – Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
- OFM – Order of Friars Minor
- OFM Cap. – Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
- OFM Conv. – Order of Friars Minor Conventual
- OFS – Secular Franciscan Order