Fondation Marianiste

The Fondation Marianiste (Fondation Marianiste pour l'éducation et le développement) is a French foundation recognized as being of public utility (reconnue d'utilité publique), created on 20 November 2009. It is the fruit of an original encounter between a religious congregation, the Marianists, and a family of industrialists, the Union Lorraine. Its purpose is the promotion of the human person and the defense of justice, with education as its guiding principle. The foundation draws on two heritages. The first is the Marianist Family, founded from 1800 by Father Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade (1761-1850) and Mother Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon (1789-1828). The Marianists are dedicated to education, especially of the most deprived, throughout the world, and their network of works and communities extends across dozens of countries. The second is the Union Lorraine, an association created in 1912 by Count Ferry de Ludre and Madame Henri de Wendel, a great name in Lorraine steelmaking, to bring aid to Lorrain refugees separated from their families after the annexation of Alsace-Moselle. The Union Lorraine was recognized as being of public utility on 23 March 1925 and dissolved on 17 March 2015. The two actors met in the 1920s in the field of education: the Union Lorraine, then responsible for the leisure and instruction of workers' children, entrusted many of them to the Marianist religious, opening schools. After some eighty years of cooperation, the Société de Marie and the Union Lorraine decided to rationalize their common actions by creating the Fondation Marianiste pour l'éducation et le développement. In France, the foundation holds the trusteeship of the Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony, one of the largest private educational establishments in France, and owns the Maison Saint-Jean in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine), which offers hospitality, conferences and more. It supports the Marianist school network in France, which counts nine schools and welcomes and trains more than 12,000 children and adolescents each year, through solidarity funds for modest-income families, support for innovative pedagogical initiatives, and the federation of student sharing drives such as "bols de riz" and "opérations Pamplemousses." Abroad, the foundation works mainly in countries where most inhabitants live on less than one euro a day and lack access to care or quality education. Its activities include education for food autonomy and education for health. In 2006, six sisters of the Marianist community settled in Ranchi, India, to found the Adèle House home for young girls. The foundation publishes an annual activity report, runs a newsletter, and is present on LinkedIn. It also promotes corporate in-kind giving (don en nature) and provides information on tax deductions for donors.

The Fondation Marianiste was created on 20 November 2009 and immediately recognized as being of public utility. It was born from the convergence of two long-standing actors in education and social aid: the Société de Marie (Marianists) and the Union Lorraine. The Marianist Family traces its origins to Father Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade (1761-1850) and Mother Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon (1789-1828). Chaminade, son of a cloth merchant, was born in Périgueux in 1761. Ordained a priest, he faced the turmoil of the French Revolution and refused to swear the oath of fidelity to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. He lived clandestinely in Bordeaux during the Terror, exercising his ministry despite the dangers. In 1797 he went into exile in Spain for three years. At Saragossa, in the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Pillar, he received the intuition of what would later become his great family, gathering different states of life under the patronage of the Virgin Mary. Returning to Bordeaux, he gathered groups of young men and women, forming them to become missionaries in their own environments. This was the birth of the 'Congregation' of laypeople. Chaminade wished that all could develop their heart, mind and body — what he called the 'three Offices': zeal, instruction and work. In 1816, with Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, he founded the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, and the following year the Society of Mary, aided by many laypeople. The Marianist Family originally comprised four branches: the religious of the Society of Mary (Marianist brothers), the sisters, Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Marianist sisters), the laity members of Marianist Lay Fraternities (or Communities), and members of the Marian Alliance, consecrated laypeople. The Marianists devote themselves with determination and passion to education, especially of the most deprived, throughout the world. The Union Lorraine was born after the French defeat of 1871. Henri de Wendel (1844-1906), a great figure of Lorraine steelmaking, observed the cruel fate of his compatriots, forced to choose between Germany and France. To remain French meant becoming uprooted, often facing unemployment and the breakup of families. This desire to work for mutual aid to Lorrains dispersed across the territory led to the creation of the Union Lorraine in 1912 by Count Ferry de Ludre and Madame Henri de Wendel. The Union brought care, food, housing and legal advice to Lorraine families in distress. It was recognized as being of public utility on 23 March 1925. It was dissolved on 17 March 2015. The paths of the Marianists and the Union Lorraine crossed in the 1920s. The Union Lorraine, then responsible for the leisure and instruction of workers' children, entrusted many of them to the Marianist religious, opening schools. The cooperation has endured since. After eighty years of collaboration, the Société de Marie and the Union Lorraine decided to rationalize their common actions by creating the Fondation Marianiste pour l'éducation et le développement. The organization was created on 20 November 2009 and immediately recognized as being of public utility. Its purpose is the promotion of the human person and the defense of justice, with education as its principle. In France, the foundation holds the trusteeship of the Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony, one of the largest private educational establishments in France. In Antony, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, it owns the Maison Saint-Jean, which offers hospitality, conferences and more. It supports the Marianist school network in France, which counts nine schools: under the trusteeship of the Marianist brothers (Society of Mary), the Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony (Hauts-de-Seine), the Institution Sainte-Marie de Belfort (Territoire-de-Belfort), the Institution Sainte-Marie Grand Lebrun de Bordeaux (Gironde), the Ensemble scolaire Sainte-Marie La Salle de Lons-le-Saunier (Jura), the Collège Saint-Louis and the école Saint-Joseph de Requista (Aveyron), the Lycée privé agricole Sainte-Maure (Aube), and the Institution Sainte-Marie de Saint-Dié (Vosges). These establishments welcome and train more than 12,000 children and adolescents each year. The foundation federates student sharing drives (bols de riz, opérations Pamplemousses) around its projects, supports the creativity of teachers and educators through tangible actions such as a solidarity fund for modest-income families and support for innovative pedagogical initiatives. Abroad, the foundation works mainly in countries where most inhabitants live on less than one euro a day and lack access to care or quality education. In 2006, six sisters of the Marianist community settled in Ranchi, India, to found the Adèle House home for young girls. The Marianist Family is present in 40 countries, and the Union Lorraine acted throughout France and, since 1988, in the countries of the South. Their long respective experience gives them cutting-edge expertise in education, pedagogy and development aid. The foundation publishes an annual activity report, runs a newsletter, and is present on LinkedIn. It also promotes corporate in-kind giving and provides information on tax deductions for donors.

• 2015

  Dissolution of the Union Lorraine on 17 March 2015.

• 2009

  Creation of the Fondation Marianiste on 20 November 2009, immediately recognized as being of public utility.

• 2006

  Six Marianist sisters settle in Ranchi, India, to found the Adèle House home for young girls.

• 1988

  The Union Lorraine begins acting in the countries of the South.

• 1925

  The Union Lorraine is recognized as being of public utility on 23 March 1925.

• 1920

  The Union Lorraine takes charge of the leisure and instruction of workers' children and entrusts many to the Marianist religious, opening schools.

• 1912

  Creation of the Union Lorraine by Count Ferry de Ludre and Madame Henri de Wendel.

• 1817

  Founding of the Society of Mary (Marianist brothers), aided by many laypeople.

• 1816

  Chaminade and Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon found the Daughters of Mary Immaculate.

• 1800

  Founding of the Marianist Family by Father Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade and Mother Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon.

A public-utility foundation channeling the educational mission of the Marianist Family and the philanthropic legacy of the Union Lorraine, focused on education, justice and human development in France and developing countries.

• Educational project funding

  Financial support for educational projects in France and developing countries.

• Scholarships and solidarity funds

  Solidarity fund for families with modest incomes and support for innovative pedagogical initiatives.

• Support for Marianist schools

  Assistance to the Marianist school network in France, which counts nine schools and over 12,000 students.

• Education for food autonomy

  Programs teaching food autonomy.

• Education for health

  Programs teaching health education.

• In-kind corporate giving

  Program allowing companies to support educational projects while optimizing material resources.

1. 1Accueil - Fondation Marianistefondationmarianiste.org
2. 2Notre histoire - Fondation Marianistefondationmarianiste.org
3. 3Le réseau marianiste - Fondation Marianistefondationmarianiste.org
4. 4Les fondateurs marianistes - Fondation Marianistefondationmarianiste.org
5. 5Fondation Marianiste - Wikidatawikidata.org
6. 6Fondation marianiste - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org