Early Schools of the Brothers of St. Joseph: Openings

(Adapted from Sainte-Croix en .)

1821 Larchamp 1821 to 1829 (8 years) Ruillé 1821 to 1870 (49 years) Saint-Denis d’Orques 1821 to 1833 (12 years)

1822 Les Autels-Saint-Eloi 1822 to 1826 (4 years) Marçon 1822 to 1836 (14 years) Ménil 1822 to 1824 (2 years) Montourtier 1822 to 1835 (13 years) Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume 1822 to 1831 (9 years) Saint-Pierre de Chevillé 1822 to 1823 (1 year) Yvré-l’Evêque 1822 to 1831 (9 years)

1823 Aigné 1823 to 1850 (27 years) Ardenay 1823 to 1828 (5 years) Bierné 1823 to 1830 (7 years) Ecommoy 1823 to 1836 (13 years) Ernée 1823 to 1824 (1 year) Laval (orphanage) 1823 to 1827 (4 years)

1 Marcillé-la-Ville 1823 to 1841 (18 years) Meslay 1823 to 1870 (47 years) Saint-Mars-la-Brière 1823 to 1827 (4 years) Saint-Vincent-du-Lourouer 1823 to 1825 (2 years)

1824 Beaulieu 1824 to 1828 (4 years) 1824 to 1852 (28 years) Désertines 1824 to 1828 (4 years) Le Breil 1824 to 1826 (2 years) Mamers 1824 to 1833 (9 years) Meung-sur-Loire 1824 to 1827 (3 years) Nogent-le-Bernard 1824 to 1831 (7 years) Romorantin 1824 to 1827 (3 years) Ruillé (boarding school) 1824 to 1836 (12 years) Saint-Martin-du-Eois 1824 to 1827 (3 years)

1825 Aubigné 1825 to 1830 (5 years) Channay 1825 to 1828 (3 years) Contres 1825 to 1830 (5 years) Cré-sur-Loir 1825 to 1827 (2 years) Genneteil 1825 to 1828 (3 years) 1825 to 1860 (35 years) Lignières-la-Doucelle 1825 to 1826 (1 year) Loches 1825 to 1831 (6 years) 1825 to 1842 (17 years) Mortagne 1825 to 1830 (5 years) Preuilly 1825 to 1826 (1 year) Rochecorbon 1825 to 1830 (5 years) Saint-Cyr-en-Pail 1825 to 1833 (8 years) Souday 1825 to 1827 (2 years) Vouvray 1825 to 1831 (6 years)

1826 Abondant 1826 to 1870 (44 years) Authon 1826 to 1828 (2 years) Bouère 1826 to 1888 (62 years) Brou 1826 to 1833 (7 years) Champgénéteux 1826 to 1833 (7 years) Cheverny 1826 to 1831 (5 years) Grez-en-Bouère 1826 to 1832 (6 years) La Loupe 1826 to 1828 (2 years) Montmirail 1826 to 1846 (20 years) Saint-James 1826 to 1847 (21 years)

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1827 Beaune-la-Rolande 1827 to 1835 (8 years) Bonnétable 1827 to 1832 (5 years) Craon 1827 to 1903 (76 years) Dampierre 1827 to 1878 (51 years) Evron 1827 to 1831 (4 years) La Pooté 1827 to 1844 (17 years) Parcay-sous-Rillé 1827 to 1829 (2 years) Saint-Denis d’Anjou 1827 to 1878 (51 years) Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet 1827 to 1828 (1 year) Saint-Lambert-des-Lecées 1827 to 1831 (4 years) Saint-Martin-le-Beau 1827 to 1831 (4 years) Sainte-Suzanne 1827 to 1830 (3 years) Véretz 1827 to 1828 (1 year)

1828 Logron 1828 to 1830 (2 years) Maisoncelles 1828 to 1830 (2 years) Milly-la-Forêt 1828 to 1865 (37 years) Souligné-sous-Vallon 1828 to 1831 (3 years) Vallon 1828 to 1845 (17 years) Viviers 1828 to 1830 (2 years)

1829 Rouessé-Vassé 1829 to 1835 (6 years)

1830 Choisel 1830 to 1835 (5 years) Sablé 1830 to 1846 (16 years)

1831 Lhomme 1831 to 1831 (months)

1832 Laigné-Chéripeau 1832 to 1834 (2 years)

1833 Chéméré-le-Roi 1833 to 1860 (27 years) Saint-Symphorian 1833 to 1834 (1 year)

1834 Ahuillé 1834 to 1837 (3 years) Poncé 1834 to 1860 (26 years) Préaux 1834 to 1878 (44 years)

3 1835 Neau 1835 to 1835 (months)

1836 Grand- 1836 to 1888 (52 years) Ruillé-Froidfond 1836 to 1845 (9 years) Ruillé-le-Gravelais 1836 to 1878 (42 years) Vallon 1836 to 1845 (9 years)

1837 Allonnes 1837 to 1838 (1 year) Gennes 1837 to 1878 (41 years) 1837 to 1847 (10 years) Le Tréport 1837 to 1876 (39 years) Saint-Berthevin 1837 to 1860 (23 years)

1838 1838 to 1840 (2 years) Bierné 1838 to 1860 (22 years) Brûlon 1838 to 1903 (65 years) Ernée 1838 to 1903 (65 years) Issoudu 1838 to 1846 (8 years) Pont-Aucemer 1838 to 1894 (56 years) Rânes 1838 to 1891 (53 years) Saint-Denis de 1838 to 1838 (months) Sainte-Croix 1838 to 1868 (30 years)

1839 Goron 1839 to 1840 (1 year) Mansigré 1839 to 1860 (21 years) Vandoeuvres 1839 to 1857 (18 years) Vendôme 1839 to 1860 (21 years)

1840 Précioré 1840 to 1881 (41 years)

Schools in the order they were opened with first Brother assigned:

1821 ? Ruillé ? 1 Saint-Denis d’Orques Stephen Gauffe 2 Larchamp Louis Duchêne

1822 3 Marçon Basile Derouet

4 4 Montourtier Baptiste Verger 5 Les Autels-St-Eloi François Blanchet 6 Yvré-l’Evêque Jean Vayer 7 Ménil Victor Loupil 8 St.-Pierre de Chevillé ?

1823 10 Ernée Martin Verger 11 Marcillé-la-Ville Bernard Bonneau 12 St.-Vincent-du-Lourouer Denis Touti Aigné Marin Bulanger Ardenay Augustin Riet Bierné Michel Jouseau Ecommoy Anthony Jousse  Martin Verger Laval Joseph Bourdon & Charles Fairbault Meslay Pierre Oger St-Mars-la-Brière Julien Neveu

Taken from The Brothers of St. Joseph (iUniverse 2019). Used with permission.

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