Back Mnišská rodina Betléma, Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a sv. Bruna Czech Monastische Familie von Betlehem, der Aufnahme Mariens in den Himmel und des heiligen Bruno German Familia monástica de Belén, de la Asunción de la Virgen y de San Bruno Spanish Famille monastique de Bethléem, de l'Assomption de la Vierge et de saint Bruno French נזירות בית לחם של עליית הבתולה השמיימה והקדוש ברונו HE Famiglia monastica di Betlemme, dell'Assunzione della Vergine Maria e di San Bruno Italian Monastieke Familie van Betlehem, Maria Ten-Hemel-Opgenomen en de Heilige Bruno Dutch Betlejemici Polish Família Monástica de Belém, da Assunção da Virgem e de São Bruno Portuguese
| Famille monastique de Bethléem, de l’Assomption de la Vierge et de Saint Bruno | |
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| Formation | 1951 |
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| Type | Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right (for Men and Women) |
| Headquarters | Économe Générale Secrétaire des Monastères, 2055 Chemin de la Piquetière, F-38380 Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France |
| Membership | 30 Monastic Brothers 550 Monastic Sisters (2023) |
Prioress General | Sr. Isabelle Flye-Sainte-Marie |
| Website | www.bethleem.org |
The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno – or simply known as Monastic Brothers of Bethlehem and Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem – is a Roman Catholic institute of consecrated life.
It was originally founded in 1951 by Odile Dupont (Sister Marie in religion) as a Dominican sisterhood, "Les petites sœurs de Notre-Dame de la Nativité" (Little sisters of the Nativity), "Bethlehem" in short. The sisterhood split from the Dominican Order in 1971 and took a semi-eremitic model of life inspired by the Carthusian monks, without however depending on their Order. In the 1970s, it fell under the influence of Father Marie-Dominique Philippe.
A canonical visitation initiated in 2015 revealed psychological manipulations with deleterious consequences on the mental health of its members.