The
Brothers of the Sacred Heart are a religious congregation of men who were founded in Lyon, France, in 1821. Their mission is the evangelization of young people, especially through the ministry of education.
In 1894, the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart established a school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which has become known as Catholic High School.
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The
Brothers of the Sacred Heart were founded by Andre' Coindre, a diocesan priest, in 1821. Their mission is the evangelization of young people, especially through the ministry of education.
Initially, the brothers' new community went through very difficult times, but by 1847 it had grown and prospered to the point that five missionary brothers were sent to the United States at the request of the first bishop of Mobile, Alabama. The arrival of the brothers in America in 1847 signaled the beginning of the transformation of the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart from a strictly French congregation into a worldwide institution made up of many nationalities.
The brothers' work did not remain limited to Mobile for very long. In 1854, they established St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and in 1869, St. Aloysius College in New Orleans. Continued expansion resulted in establishment of schools and orphanages in several Midwestern states, in the south and southeastern United States, as well as in New York, New England and Canada.
Today, the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart of the New Orleans Province serve on school faculties in Mobile, Alabama; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; and New Orleans, Thibodaux, Houma and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Klagetoh, Arizona. On the North American continent, the Brothers also work in the New York-New Jersey area, in New England, and in French-speaking Canada.
The following schools are affiliated with the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart:
l'École secondaire de Bromptonville - Bromptonville, Québec, Canada
Brother Martin High School - New Orleans, LA
Catholic High School - Baton Rouge, LA
Bishop Guertin High School - Nashua, NH
Msgr. McClancy High School - East Elmhurst, NY
McGill-Toolen High School - Mobile, AL
Mount Saint Charles Academy - Woonsocket, RI
Saint Columba's College - Saint Albans, UK
St. Joseph High School - Metuchen, New Jersey
St. Stanislaus College - Bay St Louis, MS
Vandebilt Catholic High School - Houma, LA
E.D. White Catholic High School - Thibodaux, LA
