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- noun A member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a
Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.
Etymologies
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Born into a Budapest family, Ronay was educated from 10 to 18 at the school of the Piarist Order: in a 2004 letter to the Guardian, he looked back on the teaching of the Catholic priests with "respect and affection".
Egon Ronay 2010
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The Piarist Order, was founded in Rome by the Spaniard, Father José de Calasanz, September 11, 1557 - August 25, 1648, He opened one school in a Roman slum in 1597 and was eager to open more.
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The Piarist Order, was founded in Rome by the Spaniard, Father José de Calasanz, September 11, 1557 - August 25, 1648, He opened one school in a Roman slum in 1597 and was eager to open more.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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By 1646, there were 40 Piarist schools all over Europe.
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By 1646, there were 40 Piarist schools all over Europe.
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Gymnasium (a combination of junior and senior high school) at one of the best schools in Budapest run by the Piarist Fathers, a
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After matriculating at the Gymnasium of the Piarist Order in 1903 he studied at Budapest
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Piarist college, several convents, and an ancient Catholic hospital,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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During this period the Piarist and Ursuline orders were active in the work of education.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Zienkowicz (1730-62) there arose sad conflicts between the Jesuits and the Piarists, resulting in the closing of the Piarist schools.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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