[1] The Christian Brothers were founded in Waterford, Ireland in 1802 by Edmund Ignatius Rice who was beatified in Rome in 1996.
The death of his wife shortly after the birth of a handicapped daughter was a catalyst in his life.
He established schools for these boys despite the fact he had no teacher training and was in his early forties.
[2] In recent years, especially following the integration of their schools into the New Zealand state education system and with aging membership and a lack of recruits, the New Zealand Christian Brothers have generally moved away from teaching in and managing schools and have refocused on those at the margins of society.
[3] The provincials of the province [4] were: Schools associated with the New Zealand Christian Brothers include: Other projects