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Xaverian Brother


Xa·ve·ri·an Brother

noun \zā-ˈvir-ē-ən-, za-\

Definition of XAVERIAN BROTHER

: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation of lay brothers founded by Theodore J. Ryken in Brugge, Belgium, in 1839 and dedicated to education

Origin of XAVERIAN BROTHER

Xaverian of St. Francis Xavier
First Known Use: 1882

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