IGNORANTINES (Freres Ignorantins)

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IGNORANTINES (Freres Ignorantins) , a name given to the Brethren of the Christian Schools (Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes), a religious fraternity founded at Reims in 168o, and formally organized in 1683, by the priest Jean Baptiste de la Salle, for the purpose of affording a free education, especially in religion, to the children of the poor. In addition to the three simple vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, the brothers were required to give their services without any remuneration and to

wear

WEAR

special

SPECIAL

habit of coarse black material, consisting of a cassock, a hooded cloak with hanging sleeves and a broad-brimmed hat. The name Ignorantine was given from a clause in the rules of the order forbidding the admission of priests with a theological education. Other popular names applied to the order are Freres de Saint-Yon, from the

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

at Rouen, which was their headquarters from 1705 till 1770, Freres a quatre

bras

BRAS

, from their hanging sleeves, and Freres Fouetteurs, from their former use of the whip (fouet) in punishments. The order, approved by

Pope

Benedict XIII. in 1724, rapidly spread over France, and although dissolved by the National Assembly's decree in February 1990, was recalled by

Napoleon

NAPOLEON

I. in 1804, and formally recognized by the French government in 18o8. Since then its members have penetrated into nearly every country of Europe, and into America,

Asia

ASIA

and Africa. They number about 14,000 members and have over 2000 schools, and are the strongest Roman Catholic male order. Though not officially connected with the

Jesuits

JESUITS

, their organization and discipline are very similar.
See J. B. Blain, La Vie du venerable J. B. de la Salle (

Versailles

VERSAILLES

, 1887).

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