School brothers from Ploërmel
The school brothers of Ploërmel ( Latin : Institutum Fratrum Instructionis Christianae de Ploërmel, order abbreviation : FICP ) are an order of " school brothers " in the Roman Catholic Church . The brotherhood was founded in northern France in 1819 and its main focus is Christian education . The first motherhouse was built in Ploërmel , from which the generally accepted name "School Brothers of Ploërmel" was derived.
history
On June 16, 1819, the pastor Gabriel Deshayes (1767-1841) and the vicar general Jean-Marie de La Mennais (1780-1869) from the diocese of Vannes in the northern French city of Auray founded a brotherhood for the Christian education of young people. They dedicated themselves in France to the organization and promotion of education for young people whose origins consisted of the so-called working class . The foundation of the institute was primarily intended to continue the tradition of the Christian schools in France, which were founded in 1679 by Jean Baptiste de La Salle (1651–1719) and for the purpose of which he had brought the brothers of the Christian schools into being. The first novices of the school brothers therefore also enjoyed their training with the brothers in the Christian schools.
The congregation was recognized by the Holy See on January 7, 1851 , and on March 13, 1891 by Pope Leo XIII. approved . The final rules of the order were approved by Pope Pius X in 1910 , after which the members take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience .
Spread
The school brothers, whose motherhouse was built in Ploërmel in 1824, soon spread worldwide. They established branches in the French colonies in the Caribbean, including Martinique (1839), Bulgaria , Turkey , Egypt , Spain , England , Canada (1886) and the USA (1887). As a result of the French laws on the separation of church and state , around 3,000 non-state-approved church schools were closed in July 1902. The parent company moved its headquarters from Ploërmel to Taunton in England. In 1903 the community had 3,000 members with 420 educational institutions, at which about 75,000 pupils and students were educated.
organization
In 2005 the school brothers had about 1000 members, they are active in 25 countries and run 154 educational institutes. These institutions consist of schools , vocational schools , technical colleges and universities . One of the most famous educational institutions was founded in 1960 with Walsh University in North Canton ( Ohio , USA).
The congregation is divided into the following religious provinces :
- Saint Louis de Gonzague Province in Haiti
- Province of Saint Jean-Baptiste for England, France and Italy
- Vice-Province of Saint Pierre Chanel in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands and
- Jean de la Mennais Province in Canada
- Province de Nuestra Señora Del Pilar for Spain, Chile and Bolivia
- Province de la Immaculada Concepción for Argentina and Uruguay
- St. Teresa Province for Uganda
The superior general has his seat in Rome , assisted by three assistants. This General Council works and meets in the General House , currently Father Yannick Houssay, who succeeded José Antonio Obeso Vega in 2006, is the Superior of the Order .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrike Schmieder: The Teaching Religious Orders and Slave Emancipation in Martinique . In: The Journal of Caribbean History , Vol. 47 (2013), pp. 153-183, here p. 158.
- ↑ The Catholic Walsh University (English) Archived copy ( Memento of November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The general superior and his assistants [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Generalhaus [2] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
