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The Fraternity of Christian Doctrine

By C.F.S.

I think I see some names among your correspondents who might inform me where I shall find the fullest account of the Fraternity of Christian Doctrine, established by St. Charles Borromeo in the diocese of Milan. I am acquainted with the regulations for their establishment in *Acta. Concil. Mediol*., and with the incidental notices of them which occur in Borromeo's writings, as also in the later authors, Bishop Burnet, Alban Butler, and Bishop Wilson (of Calcutta). The numbers of the Sunday schools under the management of the Confraternity, the number of teachers, of scholars, the books employe…

Topics: Fraternity of Christian Doctrine, Sunday Schools, Teaching Methods

Locations: Milan, Calcutta