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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.
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.
Saint Peter Chanel, martyr St. Marcellin Champagnat, Founder of the Marist Brothers. The Marists were founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin in France in 1816. Pope Gregory XVI, approved the religious institute in 1836. The Little Brothers of Mary and the Sisters of the Holy Name of Mary, commonly called Marist Brothers and Marist Sisters, were ...
Saint Marcellin Champagnat the founding father of the Marist Brothers. Marian shrine at the heart of the campus. The school was named after Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the French founder of the congregation of the Marist Brothers. The name "Champville" is derived from the French phrase "la ville de Champagnat," which translates to "the city of ...
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".
As a Marist school, Marist College Eastwood traces its inception to Marcellin Champagnat, a Catholic Priest and Pastor of La Valla in France who established the order of the Marist Brothers in 1817. Emphasising equality and support for all students, regardless of circumstance or privilege, Champagnat is considered the forefather of the Marist ...