When did Stift Klosterneuburg become an Augustinian canonry?
In 1133 St. Leopold handed over the canonry to the Canons Regular of St. Augustine. This should not be surprising, since the Canons Regular were part of an important movement for clerical reform in the Church in the 12th Century. The first Augustinian Canons came from the canonries in Passau, Salzburg and Rottenbuch. < Back to top > The Augustinians? Canons Regular are sometimes called Augustinians which leads to confusion. There are two religious orders that use the nickname Augustinians: Canons Regular of St. Augustine or Augustinian Canons (or in England they were called the Austin or Black Canons) and the Order of St. Augustine or the Augustinian Friars. The latter is the community with which most Americans are familiar. For example the Augustinian Friars run Villanova University, just outside of Philadelphia. Many of the Augustinian Canons belong to the Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine.
