Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the Congregation of the Mission, a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church, founded by St. Vincent de Paul in 1624, and so called from the priory of St. Lazare, near Paris, which was given to the society in 1632.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (R. C. Ch.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of the "Congregation of the Priests of the Mission" founded by St Vincent de Paul and established at St Lazare in Paris.
- adjective Of or pertaining to this
order
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Examples
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A statue of St Vincent stands in its grounds, to mark the fact that he founded the Order of the Lazarist Fathers, who, since 1876, have been in charge of the basilica.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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A statue of St Vincent stands in its grounds, to mark the fact that he founded the Order of the Lazarist Fathers, who, since 1876, have been in charge of the basilica.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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Lazarist missionaries arrived in Tigre and Eritrea.
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Lazarist missionaries down to retired slave-dealers and assassins.
Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Edward Burnett Tylor
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In 1711 Clement XI entrusted the island to Lazarist missionaries, who began work there in 1714.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Owes its origin to P. Valentini, a Lazarist, who, aided by a pious lady, received in a private house the students who could not otherwise gain admittance to the other colleges.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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In 1841 he secured Lazarist missioners for Persia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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City and he commanded the expulsion and suppression of the Lazarist
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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There is a Lazarist community of 3 Fathers and 1 lay brother at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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He urged the appointment of Rev. Leo de Neekere, a Belgian Lazarist, as Bishop of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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