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Piarists

Roman Catholic order

Also known as: Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum

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establishment by Saint Joseph Calasanz

In Saint Joseph Calasanz
…the Pious Schools), popularly called Piarists. The Piarists are a religious teaching order that, in addition to the usual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, practice a fourth vow—the special care of youth.
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role in Polish culture

In Poland: Augustus III
…member of the Roman Catholic Piarist teaching order, founded the Collegium Nobilium, which was to train the future elite. A network of Piarist schools followed, while the ideas of the Enlightenment were being spread, often through Freemasonry. Konarski’s writings, as well as those coming from the circle of Stanisław I…
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