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Catholic university in the Bronx now houses large collection of relics

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In a hilly section of the Bronx you will find Manhattan University, a private, Catholic university established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a lay order dedicated to education. The university has also become home to a large collection of holy relics.

Founded by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle in 1680, the Brothers of Christian Schoolsbegan to set up schools for poor boys to receive an education. The order quickly spread across France and other European countries and eventually spread around the world. The order is currently headquartered in Rome.

In recent decades, however, the order has been shrinking, with many of its schools and other institutions shutting down in North America. As a result, boxes of documents and objects — including an impressive collection of relics — from those facilities have made their way to Manhattan University.

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