McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Barre, Nicolas

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Barre, Nicolas


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a French philanthropist, founded in 1678 the order of Brothers and Sisters of Christian and Charitable Schools. This order is obliged by its statutes to devote itself entirely to the education of poor children of either sex. See Hoefer, — Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.