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34-520: Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital originally opened in May 1944 and was run by Nueces County. The Spohn Healthcare system acquired Memorial Hospital from Nueces County in 1996. The Spohn system, including Spohn Memorial were acquired by the Christus Health system in 1998, and Memorial hospital became Christus Spohn Corpus Christi - Memorial Hospital. It obtained level II trauma certification in 2007, and became

68-410: A monk is one who lives in a monastery under a monastic rule such as that of Saint Benedict . The term friar properly refers to a male member of a mendicant order . The term nun was in the 1917 Code of Canon Law reserved for members of a women's religious institute of solemn vows , and is sometimes applied only to those who devote themselves wholly to the contemplative life and belong to one of

102-424: A new partnership with behavioral healthcare system Oceans Healthcare; Oceans took over operations of the two inpatient psychiatric units and psychiatric evaluation service still in place at Memorial. In September of 2022, Oceans Healthcare opened its newest facility, Oceans Behavioral Hospital - Corpus Christi, inside of Christus Spohn Shoreline, and ceased all operations at Memorial. The hospital remained vacant for

136-405: A particular institute, members wishing to be admitted permanently are required to make public and perpetual vows . A vow is classified as public if a legitimate superior accepts it in the name of the church, as happens when one joins a religious institute. In making their religious profession, the members are "incorporated into the institute, with the rights and duties defined by law", and "through

170-537: A religious institute lives in community with other members of the institute and observes the three evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience, which they bind themselves to observe by public vows. Since every religious institute has its own unique charism , it adheres to a particular way of religious living whether contemplative or apostolic . Thus, the nuns of some contemplative orders are subject to papal enclosure . Other religious institutes have apostolates that wherein their members interact with

204-473: A rule; either a pre-existing one such as the Rule of Saint Augustine or the Rule of St Basil , etc. or one composed by the founder, which generally incorporates aspects of earlier, traditional rules such as those mentioned or the Rule of Saint Benedict . In common parlance, all members of male religious institutes are often termed monks and those of female religious institutes nuns , although in an accurate sense,

238-449: Is called contemplative religious life. The Rule of Saint Augustine stresses self-denial, moderation, and care for those in need. Many canons regular follow the Rule of Saint Augustine. Carmelites follow the Rule of Saint Albert , which was written specifically for them in the early 1200s by Albert of Vercelli and approved in slightly revised form by Pope Innocent IV . Jesuits follow what

272-480: Is called not a rule, but the constitutions composed by Saint Ignatius of Loyola , which laid aside traditional practices such as chanting the liturgy in favour of greater adaptability and mobility. Some institutes combine a rule with constitutions that give more precise indications for the life of the members. Thus the Capuchin Constitutions of 1536 are added to the Rule of Saint Francis. In addition to

306-572: The Texas A&;M College of Medicine; both programs were transferred to Christus Spohn Shoreline as part of the "Our PATH" initiative. The hospital was awarded the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence by HealthGrades , an independent health-care quality organization that selects the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for that award. In May 2014, Christus Spohn administration announced its "Our PATH" initiative to reorganize

340-486: The desert . They have left no confirmed archaeological traces and only hints in the written record. Communities of virgins who had consecrated themselves to Christ are found at least as far back as the 2nd century. There were also individual ascetics, known as the "devout", who usually lived not in the deserts but on the edge of inhabited places, still remaining in the world but practicing asceticism and striving for union with God, although extreme ascetism such as encratism

374-506: The enclosed religious orders living and working within the and reciting the Liturgy of the Hours in community . Historically, what are now called religious institutes were distinguished as either religious orders , whose members make solemn vows , or religious congregations , whose members make simple vows. Since the 1983 Code of Canon Law , only the term religious institute is used, while

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408-504: The Great decided to organize his disciples into a form of community in which they lived in individual huts or rooms ( cellula in Latin ), but worked, ate, and worshipped in shared space. Guidelines for daily life were drawn up (a monastic 'rule'); and several monasteries were founded, nine for men and two for women. This method of monastic organization is called cenobitic or "community-based". Toward

442-515: The Holy See, may formally set it up as a religious institute under his own jurisdiction. Later, when it has grown in numbers, perhaps extending also into other dioceses, and further proved its worth, the Holy See may grant it formal approval, bringing it under the Holy See's responsibility, rather than that of the Bishops of the dioceses where it is present. For the good of such institutes and to provide for

476-543: The Spohn healthcare system. The initiative included the construction of a new patient care tower and emergency department at sister hospital Christus Spohn Shoreline, the construction of the Hector P. Garcia (HPG) Memorial Family Health Center adjacent to Spohn Memorial, and the closure of Spohn Memorial Hospital. Services from Spohn Memorial would be transferred to two other hospitals in the Spohn system: Spohn Shoreline, which would become

510-596: The counsels of chastity and evangelical poverty. Some institutes take additional vows (a "fourth vow" is typical), specifying some particular work or defining condition of their way of life (e.g., the Jesuit vow to undertake any mission upon which they are sent by the pope; the Missionaries of Charity vow to serve always the poorest of the poor). The traditional distinction between simple and solemn vows no longer has any juridical effect. Solemn vows once meant those taken in what

544-504: The distinction between solemn and simple vows is still maintained. Admittance to a religious institute is regulated by the requirements canon law states. Religious profession can be temporary or perpetual: "Temporary profession is to be made for the period defined by the institute's own law. This period may not be less than three years nor longer than six years." Broadly speaking, after a period spanning postulancy , and novitiate and while in temporary vows to test their vocation with

578-404: The end of 2017, the only admitting beds open at Memorial were for psychiatric patients. The 10-bed emergency department remained open, though all medical patients requiring admission were transferred to other facilities. In August 2017, the hospital was damaged by water from Hurricane Harvey , temporarily shutting down the emergency department and behavioral health services that were still open at

612-538: The end of his life Saint Pachomius was therefore not only the abbot of a monastery but also the head of a whole group of monasteries. The Greeks (e.g. St Basil the Great of Cappadocian Caesarea) and the Syriac-speaking east had their own monastic traditions (e.g. St Ephrem of Nisibis and Edessa). The earliest forms of monasticism in Western Europe involved figures such as Martin of Tours , who established

646-581: The faithful Pars dynamica (trial procedure) Canonization Election of the Roman Pontiff Academic degrees Journals and Professional Societies Faculties of canon law Canonists Institute of consecrated life Society of apostolic life In the Catholic Church , a religious institute is "a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows , either perpetual or temporary which are to be renewed, however, when

680-427: The four great religious rules: Rule of St Basil , Rule of Saint Benedict , Rule of Saint Augustine , and the Rule of Saint Francis . The Rule of St Basil, one of the earliest rules for Christian religious life, is followed primarily by monastic communities of Byzantine tradition. Western monastics ( Benedictines , Trappists , Cistercians , etc.) observe the Rule of Saint Benedict, a collection of precepts for what

714-472: The major trauma center for Corpus Christi and the surrounding area at that time. It remained the major trauma center for the city until May 2017, when trauma services were transferred to Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline as part of the Our PATH initiative. A family residency medicine program was established at Memorial in 1973 and an emergency medicine residency program was established in 2007 by

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748-578: The major trauma center for Corpus Christi, and Spohn South, which had already received Memorial's labor and delivery services in 2011. In May 2017, with construction underway for the Shoreline expansion and the HPG Clinic opened in January, services began shutting down at Memorial. The level II trauma designation was transferred to Spohn Shoreline on May 1, 2017, and Memorial stopped admitting patients to wards. By

782-519: The ministry of the Church they are consecrated to God". Typically, members of religious institutes either take vows of evangelical chastity, poverty, and obedience (the "Evangelical Counsels") to lead a life in imitation of Christ Jesus, or, those following the Rule of Saint Benedict, the vows of obedience, stability (that is, to remain with this particular community until death and not seek to move to another), and "conversion of life" which implicitly includes

816-434: The more fundamental provisions of the rule or constitutions, religious institutes have statutes that are more easily subject to change. Religious institutes normally begin as an association formed, with the consent of the diocesan bishop, for the purpose of becoming a religious institute. After time has provided proof of the rectitude, seriousness and durability of the new association, the bishop, having obtained permission of

850-434: The needs of their apostolate, the Holy See may exempt them from the governance of the local Bishops, bringing them entirely under the authority of the Holy See itself or of someone else. In some respects, for example public liturgical practice, they always remain under the local bishop's supervision. From the earliest times there were probably individual hermits who lived a life in isolation in imitation of Jesus' 40 days in

884-403: The particular rule they have adopted and their own constitutions and customs. Their respective timetables (" horarium ") allocate due time to communal prayer, private prayer, spiritual reading, work, meals, communal recreation, sleep, and fixes any hours during which stricter silence is to be observed, in accordance with their own institute's charism . Religious institutes generally follow one of

918-453: The period of time has elapsed, and lead a life of brothers or sisters in common." A religious institute is one of the two types of institutes of consecrated life ; the other is the secular institute , where its members are "living in the world". Religious institutes come under the jurisdiction of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life . A member of

952-1534: The product of a merger of two Catholic-based systems), giving it a major presence in East Texas. Christus Health services can be found in 60 cities in Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana , Georgia , and New Mexico in the U.S.; also, in the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Health Network in Santiago, Chile , and Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas in Mexico . The system comprises almost 350 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 175 clinics and outpatient centers and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. Its corporate headquarters are in Irving, Texas . It employs approximately 30,000 people and has more than 9,500 physicians. Religious institute Jus novum ( c.  1140 -1563) Jus novissimum ( c.  1563 -1918) Jus codicis (1918-present) Other Sacraments Sacramentals Sacred places Sacred times Supra-diocesan/eparchal structures Particular churches Juridic persons Philosophy, theology, and fundamental theory of Catholic canon law Clerics Office Juridic and physical persons Associations of

986-548: The rest of its time. On October 17, 2022, the hospital and grounds were blessed before demolition began. Demolition of Christus Spohn Memorial was completed in April of 2023. While Nueces County officials have stated that the grounds will always be reserved for healthcare-related pursuits, no plans have officially been announced for the space. Christus Health Christus Health is an international Catholic nonprofit health system based in Irving, Texas . The present company

1020-416: The secular world, such as in teaching, healthcare, social work, while maintaining their distinctiveness in communal living . Several founders required members of their institute not only to profess the three evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience, but also to vow or promise enclosure or loyalty. Religious orders are discerned as: In each instance, the term "regular" means those following

1054-560: The time. The Nueces County Hospital District voted in October 2018 to sell the hospital and surrounding land, excluding the HPG Clinic, under the condition that the purchaser destroys the hospital building; no buyer has been announced. On October 1, 2019, the emergency department closed all services and completed the transfer of emergency services to Christus Spohn Shoreline. This only left the behavioral health services run in conjunction with Nueces County. In June of 2020, Christus Spohn announced

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1088-430: Was called a religious order. "Today, in order to know when a vow is solemn it will be necessary to refer to the proper law of the institutes of consecrated life." Should the members want to leave the institute after perpetual vows, they would have to seek a papal indult of dispensation. The benefits of the profession are of a spiritual nature. Daily living in religious institutes is regulated by canon law as well as

1122-532: Was formed on January 28, 1999 by the merger of Houston 's Sisters of Charity Health Care System and San Antonio 's Incarnate Word Health System; however its history extends back to 1866, with the founding of St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston, Texas , by the Sisters of Charity religious institute . Another significant merger came in 2016 when Christus merged with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics (itself

1156-605: Was regarded as suspect by the Church. Paul of Thebes ( fl. 3rd century), commemorated in the writings of St Jerome , is regarded as the first Christian hermit in Egypt , his withdrawal into the desert apparently having been prompted by the persecution of the Christians at the time. Saint Anthony was the first to leave the world to live in the desert for specifically spiritual reasons; St Athanasius speaks of him as an anchorite . In upper Egypt , sometime around 323, Saint Pachomius

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