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Today, Marist brothers own and run many technical colleges in the Central and Western Pacific, educating young men in nations ravaged by war (such as the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea). Marist Brothers arrived in Australia in 1872, where they opened their first school at The Rocks, New South Wales.
Marcellin Champagnat founded the Marist Brothers on January 2, 1817, when two young men decided to join him in his mission. He set about at once, in addition to his parish ministry, to educate uncultured young students, all the while living in abject poverty and trusting totally in the will of God, and the solicitous protection of the Virgin ...
The first school opened by the Marist Brothers in the United States was in Lewiston, Maine in 1886. Shortly after, in New York City, a priest had convinced his superiors that the New York Diocese ought to have a church concentrating on the French-speaking citizens of the City and in anticipation of an influx of French Canadians already reaching ...
The Marist Brothers arrived at St. Michael School in Montreal, Canada, in September 1907. At the request of Father John P. Kiernan, founder and Pastor of St. Michael Parish, Rev. Brother Stratonique, A.G. negotiated the establishment of a Marist community of three brothers for the first year.
Their first classes were at their little orphanage, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. The Sisters taught until 1892. Taking charge of the parish, the Dominicans quickly built the first great school, known as the Dominican Block. It took the name of St. Pierre in 1883.
Marist Brothers laid the foundation stone for the college in 1917 but the school was run by the Mercy Sisters until 1946 when the brothers finally arrived, establishing the Brothers School. The schools (Marist and Mercy) amalgamated in 1975 to form St Mary's High School.
Oct 31, 2019 · In 1972, now known as Hato Petera College, it became the largest Māori boarding school in the country. Former students are priests, brothers, teachers, academics, lawyers and artists, as well as local community leaders and noted sportsmen.
