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The Xaverian Brothers or Congregation of St. Francis Xavier are a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by Theodore James Ryken in Bruges, Belgium, in 1839 and named after Saint Francis Xavier. The institute is dedicated to education.
The Xaverian Brothers, a congregation dedicated to the Catholic education of boys, were founded in Belgium in 1839 and first came to England in May of 1848. They taught first at St. Marie's, Bury, Lancashire. In May of 1850 they moved to Manchester and took charge of St. Augustine's School.
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In England, where they were the first brotherhood from the continent, the Xaverian Brothers played an important role in the development of Catholic education, filling many parish schools in Lancashire and London and staffing for a time St. Mary's Training School, Hammersmith.
There are many notable former students —known as "Old Xaverians" (Old Xavs)—and members of the "Old Xaverians' Association" ("OXA") of the Roman Catholic school Xavier College in Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Nov 4, 2023 · The Xaverians had been founded in Italy in 1895 by Fr Guido Conforti, to complete the journey of St Francis Xavier to China in the sixteenth century. He died as he attempted to enter the country. The first Xaverians left Italy for China in 1899.
The Duchess of Leeds, an American of the Caton family of Maryland, had just founded an orphanage at Hastings, Sussex, and the Xaverians were asked to take charge. By a coincidence, the land on which St. Mary's Industrial School, Baltimore, stands is known as the Duchess of Leeds estate.
The Xaverian Brothers, a congregation dedicated to the Catholic education of boys, were founded in Belgium in 1839 and first came to England in May of 1848. They taught first at St. Marie's, Bury, Lancashire. In May of 1850 they moved to Manchester and took charge of St. Augustine's School.
