Lazarist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lazarist
First recorded in 1740–50; named after the College of St. Lazare, Paris, a former Vincentian center
Example Sentences
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A member of the Lazarist or Vincentian order of priests, founded to minister to the rural poor, he created the Akamasoa Association to build and run the villages using donations from around the world.
From Reuters
At Macao he spent some eighteen months in the Lazarist seminary, preparing himself for the regular work of a missionary.
From Project Gutenberg
Before he was made bishop, he was a prominent member of the Congregation of the Vincentians, better known in America as the Lazarist Fathers.
From Project Gutenberg
Five Lazarist priests and two lay professors take charge of the house and classes.
From Project Gutenberg
Under the faithful direction of the Lazarist Fathers, who came to Havana in 1863, this edifice was carried to its present state of completion.
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