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Religion Assignment 1 ‘Saint Augustine’s’
Good morning/ afternoon classmates and Sir,
St Marcellin Champagnat was ordained in 1816. He dedicated his life to follow Gods words “to found the Marist Brothers and go to share Gods message” “love to neglect young people”. At the end of the French Revolution Saint Marcellin was ordained a priest Archdiocese of Lyon. He had a strong passion for young people’s education, so St Marcellin 6 months later started his own schooling to help those in poverty he founded the “Marist Brothers of schooling” also known as the “Little Brothers of Marry”, as well as this he also started schools for young men all over France.
When Saint Augustine was 17 he fell in love with a woman who was never named. St Augustine

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