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Piarists

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A purely religious order devoted to the education of the poor, founded in 1599 by a Spanish priest, and confirmed in 1617 by Paul V., and again in 1621 by Gregory XV.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Piarists'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/piarists.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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