Brother of the Christian Schools

Brother of the Christian Schools
Rom. Cath. Ch.
1. a member of a congregation of brothers, founded in France in 1684 for the education of the poor.
2. Also, Irish Christian Brother. a member of a congregation of teaching brothers, founded in Ireland in 1802.
Also called Christian Brother.

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Universalium. 2010.

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