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The Founder of the Marist Brothers was Saint Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat he was born 20 May 1789 and died 6 June 1840.
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The Order of the Marist Brothers was first created on 2 January 1917.
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The Marist Brothers came to Australia in 1872.
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In1896 the Brothers began their work in social welfare.
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Charles Howard was born in Melbourne on 29 October 1924.
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In 1938 the Marist Brothers started missionary work.
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Marist College Ashgrove was founded by the Marist Brothers as a day and boarding College in 1940.
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In 1986 they joined with the Society of St Vincent de Paul and established St Vincent's Boys Home at Westmead for orphaned or homeless boys.
