Origin from 1680
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also called the De La Salle Brothers and abbreviated FSC, is a Catholic lay religious congregation founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, with papal recognition following in 1725, six years after the founder's death in 1719. The institute is dedicated primarily to education, particularly of economically disadvantaged children and youth, and is headquartered on Via Aurelia in Rome under Superior General Armin A. Luistro, appointed in 2022. As of December 2023 the institute comprised about 2,883 members operating 1,154 education centers across 78 countries, serving roughly 1,160,328 students with the support of 107,827 teachers and lay associates.
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Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 3 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 2 Connections
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Governed By Polity
Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Originated In
Source De La Salle Brothers (Wikipedia)
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Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Uses Liturgical Language
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1. Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Wikipedia)
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Category:1680 establishments in France
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
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3. De La Salle Brothers (Wikipedia)
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The De La Salle Brothers, officially named the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Latin: Fratres Scholarum Christianarum; French: Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes; Catalan: Ger
Originated In: France, Opening sentences of the entity description
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also called the De La Salle Brothers and abbreviated FSC, is a Catholic lay religious congregation founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, with papal recognition following in 1725, six years after the founder's death in 1719.
View the SourceWikidata: Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Wikidata Q138579, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Nature and object
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a society of male religious approved by the Church , but not taking Holy orders , and having for its object the personal sanctification of its members and the Christian education of youth, especially of the children of artisans and the poor.
Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Article text
The institute is governed by a superior general elected for life by the general chapter.
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