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Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat, FMS (20 May 1789 – 6 June 1840) was a French Catholic religious born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne , France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers , a religious congregation of brothers in the Catholic Church devoted to Mary and dedicated to education.
In 2017, the Marist Brothers released a statement to survivors and victims of abuse. It was issued by the 22nd General Chapter and stated that "Abuse is the very antithesis of our Marist values, and undermines the very purpose of our Institute. Any abuse of children is a betrayal of the noble ideals of our founder, St Marcellin Champagnat". [15]
The branch of the “Marist brothers” was founded on January 2, 1817 by Marcellin Champagnat. It was integrated into the Society of Mary on April 22, 1842 and was approved by Rome in 1863. The Marist brothers are religious (but they are not priests, unlike the Marist fathers). Marist brothers live in community.
Jean-Claude was subsequently transferred to continue his secondary studies in similar institutions at Alix (in 1809), and finally at Verrières (in 1812), where he was a contemporary of Marcellin Champagnat and John Vianney. While being shy and liable to serious illness and despite the doubts raised by his teachers about his suitability for an ...
This is a list of schools at all levels founded by the Marist Brothers. The Marist Brothers is a religious institute founded by St. Marcellin Champagnat , with more than 3,500 Catholic Brothers dedicated " to make Jesus Christ known and loved through the education of young people, especially those most neglected" .
Marcellin Champagnat's project was to establish teaching brothers to catechize and educate children in rural areas. This project, which predates his entry into the seminary and his affiliation to the Saint-Irénée Group, officially began with the training of the first two brothers, Jean-Marie Granjon and Jean-Baptiste Audras, on January 2, 1817.
Coolahan House is named after the landowner who donated the land for the original site of the college in Ponsonby, now the site of St. Paul's College. Lenihan; Lenihan House is named after the Bishop of Auckland in 1903, who saw the need for a Catholic boys' school in the area and was a driving force in Sacred Heart's foundation. Marcellin
Established in 1888, Marist Catholic College North Shore is conducted by Sydney Catholic Schools, based on the teachings of its patrons St. Marcellin Champagnat and St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. The school caters to roughly 1300 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. [4]