Origin from 1820
The Brothers of the Cross of Jesus were a French order of Roman Catholic monks founded in 1820 at Lyon, France, by Father C.M. Bochard, a Doctor of the Sorbonne and Vicar-General of the Diocese of Lyon, who served as its first superior general from 1820 to 1834. The order grew during the 19th century across eastern France and Switzerland, until the anticlerical persecution of 1903 destroyed nearly all of its establishments. In 1905, Brother Evariste led 32 members to establish a province in Canada under the patronage of Andre-Albert Blais, Bishop of Rimouski. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 1 ApostolateCharitable and Medical Work 2 Who may join Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Liturgical Language Origins
Origin Period Organisation
OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Connections
Uses Liturgical Language
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Brothers of the Cross of Jesus were a French order of Roman Catholic monks. It was founded in 1820 at Lyon, France, by Father C.M. Bochard, Doctor of the Sorbonne, Vicar-General of the Dioce
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Introduction, membership eligibility
Brothers of the Cross of Jesus were a French order of Roman Catholic monks.
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