Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields

The Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields were a small Canadian Roman Catholic congregation active between 1902 and 1930.[1]

History

They were founded in 1902 at St-Damien de Buckland in the Diocese of Quebec by Rev. Joseph-Onésime Brousseau. Their purpose was to train orphans in industrial and agricultural pursuits, and the arts of colonization.[2] In 1905 their building was destroyed by fire.[1] Although reconstruction began in 1906, it was not rebuilt until 1911. The congregation failed to flourish as Rev. Brousseau had desired; at its peak it only had six brothers and four novices.[1][2] In 1931, Bishop Georges Courchesne of Rimouski merged the Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields with the Clerics of St Viator.[1]

See also
  • Sisters of Notre Dame of Perpetual Help, a sister congregation founded in 1892 by Rev. Brousseau

References
  1. "Biography – BROUSSEAU, JOSEPH-ONÉSIME – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  2. "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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