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St Marcellin Champagnat begins the Congregation of the Marist Teaching brothers.
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The first missionaries depart France for Oceania.
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Marist brothers accept an invitation from the Archbishop of Sydney to setup an order within Australia and travel from France to Sydney.
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The first Marist brothers school in Australia is located at The Rocks district in Sydney, NSW.
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Marist Brothers began thier work in social welfare with the first project being St Vincents boys home.