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Ignorantines
Ignorantines (Frères Ignorantins) is a name given to the brethren of the Christian Schools (Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes), a religious fraternity founded at Reims in 1680, and formally organized in 1683 by the priest Jean Baptiste de la Salle for the purpose of affording a free education, especially in religion to the children of the poor. In addition to the three simple vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, the brothers were required to give their services without any remuneration and to wear a special habit of coarse black material, consisting of a cassock, a hooded cloak with hanging sleeves and a broadbrimmed hat.
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