The Society of Mary (Marianists) is an international Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers. The Marianist Province of the United States comprises more than 200 professed brothers and priests serving in the United States. The Province includes communities and ministries in India, Ireland, and Mexico. In the United States, it sponsors three universities: University of Dayton in Ohio, St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, and Chaminade University of Honolulu, as well as 18 high schools/middle schools, three parishes and four retreat centers. The congregation has been present in the United States since 1849, when the Marianists came to Cincinnati. Blessed William Joseph Chaminade founded the Society of Mary in 1817. The Marianists have been serving the poorest of the poor in India and Eastern Africa for decades. Through education, job training, and empowerment programs, we help people lift themselves out of desperate poverty and into lives of hope. Each year, we serve more than 12,000 people – mostly children and women – through our Partnering with the Poor programs.

For more information, including a short video, please follow this link: www.marianist.com/india-africa.

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