Brother of the Christian Schools

1

: a member of a Roman Catholic religious organization founded by St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle in Reims in 1684 and devoted to teaching

called also Christian Brother

2

: a member of a Roman Catholic religious organization founded in Ireland in 1802 and devoted to teaching

called also Irish Christian Brother

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