Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy

Congregatio Fratrum B. Mariæ V., Matris Misericordiae (Latin)
Coat of arms of the congregation
Abbreviation	C.M.M. (post-nominal letters)
Formation	25 August 1844
Founder	Johannes Zwijsen
Founded at	Tilburg, the Netherlands
Type	Lay Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right (for Men)
Headquarters	Generalate Via Bogliasco, 34, 00165 Rome, Italy
Coordinates	41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E / 41.901361°N 12.460611°E
Members	300
Motto	Latin: Mansuete et Fottiter English: With meekness and strength
Superior General	Br. Lawrence Obiko, CMM
Ministry	Works of charity and works of mercy
Website	www.cmmbrothers.org/en

The Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy (Latin: Congregatio Fratrum B. Mariæ V., Matris Misericordiæ), sometimes called the Brothers CMM or Brothers of Tilburg, is a Catholic lay religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in Tilburg, the Netherlands, in 1844 by Johannes Zwijsen, and initially placed under the leadership of Franciscus Salesius de Beer (1821–1901). The purpose of the congregation was to carry out works of charity and works of mercy. The congregation currently has about 300 members working in 10 countries. In June 2014, Brother Lawrence Obiko was elected as superior general of the congregation. Its members add the nominal letters C.M.M. after their names to indicate membership in the congregation.

Reading

• Charles van Leeuwen, Bishop Zwijsen and his First Brothers. The Founder, the Founding Generation and the Foundation History (Valkhof Pers, Nijmegen, 2014). History of the Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy, volume 1.
• Charles van Leeuwen, Conscientious and Caring. Portrait of Father Superior De Beer, 1821-1901 (Valkhof Pers, Nijmegen, 2014). History of the Brothers of Our Lady Mother of Mercy, volume 2

External links

• www.cmmbrothers.org
• Congregation Of The Brothers Of Our Lady, Mother Of Mercy, Tilburg in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine