title: Institutum clericorum saecularium in communi viventium
text: # Institutum clericorum saecularium in communi viventium
  
  An Institutum clericorum saecularium in communi viventium is a secular institute for priests who want to live an apostolic life in community. It is a form of association within the Roman Catholic Church.
  
  They were called Bartholomites. Two different historical institutes have existed:
  
  * Bartholomites: founded in the 13th century in Italy by Armenian monks
  * Bartholomites or United Brethren: founded in the 17th century by Bartholomew Holzhauser
  