Origin from 1597
The Piarists, officially the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, are a Catholic religious order and the oldest religious order dedicated to education, founded in 1617 by the Spanish priest Joseph Calasanz to teach children and youth, with particular emphasis on providing free education to poor children. Calasanz, born in 1557 in Aragon, opened the first free public school in Europe at Santa Dorotea in 1597, organized a brotherhood in Rome in 1607, and formally established the congregation on 25 March 1617, when he and fourteen other priests received their religious habits; the order received papal approval in 1621. Beyond the traditional vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, the Piarists added a fourth vow dedicating members to the Christian education of disadvantaged youth. As of 2020 the order had about 1,356 members, including 945 priests, operating across 36 countries on five continents.
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Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 1 Who may join Who may joinLay and Ordained Together 2 Origins
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Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Practice
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OrdinationHoly Orders / Apostolic Succession 2 OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Status
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Governed By Polity
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The Piarists (), officially named the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Latin: Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum), abbrev
Introduction, apostolate
It is the oldest religious order dedicated to education, and the main occupation of the Piarist fathers is teaching children and youth, the primary goal being to provide free education for poor children.
Rooted In: Roman Catholicism, Lead section
The Piarists (), officially named the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Latin: Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum), abbreviated SchP, is a religious order of clerics regular of the Catholic Church founded in 1617 by Spanish priest Joseph Calasanz.
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Wikidata Q273894, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source New Advent, Catholic Encyclopedia: Clerks Regular of the Pious Schools
New Advent, Catholic EncyclopediaOriginated In: Italy, Foundation
Called also Piarists, Scolopi, Escolapios, Poor Clerks of the Mother of God, and the Pauline Congregation, a religious order founded in Rome in 1597 by St. Joseph Calasanctius .
Governed By Polity: Centralised Corporate Polity, Government of the order
The Piarists are exempt from episcopal jurisdiction and subject only to the general, who is elected every six years and has four assistants.
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