The Marist Brothers is a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers and lay people. The order was founded in France, at LaValla near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... St. ...

In 1863 the Marist Brothers institute received the approbation of the Holy See. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The Marist Brothers are not clerics, but are devoted to educational work throughout the world and now conduct primary and secondary schools, academies, industrial schools, orphanages and retreat houses in 77 countries on five continents including Europe, Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, and Oceania. This article is about the institutions for orphans. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Map of Oceania. ...

Marist Brothers first travelled to Australia in 1872 where they now number over 300 Brothers working with young people in schools as teachers and administrators, in retreat houses and camps for young people and in other areas of ministry. Australian Marist Brothers also serve in welfare ministries working with young adults in outreach programs in Australian Aboriginal communities and also in missions in nearby Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, and East Timor. Marists from Australia also serve communities in Cambodia and India. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ...

In America, "Maristas" are also very active in the following countries: Puerto Rico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Paraguay and other countries as well. Brother Seán Sammon is the current Superior General in Rome. The largest number of brothers currently are natives from Spain and France.

In October 31, 1996, four Brothers were killed by refugees and martyrized in a mission in Nyamirangwe, Zaire. These brothers were all Spanish: H. Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente, H. Miguel Ángel Isla Lucio, H. Servando Mayor García, and H. Julio Rodríguez Jorge.

See also

• Mount Saint Michael Academy

Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, New York, staffed by fourteen Marist Brothers opened its doors to sixty-two boarding and day students on September 13, 1926. ...

External links

• Los Maristas (http://www.champagnat.org/en/220000000.htm)
• Marist Australia (http://www.maristoz.edu.au/index.shtml)
• Marist Brothers (http://www.maristbr.com/)
• Our Lady of Lourdes HS, Poughkeepsie, NY (http://www.ollhs.org)