Marist Brothers

The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious institute of brothers and affiliated lay people, founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers).

It is characteristically Marian.Worldwide, there are more than 4,500 brothers working in 77 countries on 6 continents.

They directly share their mission and spirituality with more than 40,000 laypeople, and together educate close to 500,000 children and young people in schools.