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...that the Piarist Order, founded by Saint Joseph Calasanz, opened free schools for the poor? His 17th-century mission in Rome pioneered universal education for underprivileged children.
...how Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier’s Sisters of the Good Shepherd rescued women from hardship? Her 19th-century work in France built refuges for marginalized women worldwide.
...that Saint Vincent Pallotti’s Pallottines encouraged laypeople to share in apostolic work? His 19th-century vision in Rome made the order a model for lay collaboration.
...why the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, inspired by Saint Vincent de Paul, served war victims? Their 17th-century mission in Paris expanded to global disaster relief.
...a vow of evangelization drives the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, founded by Saint Eugene de Mazenod? His 19th-century order in France spread Catholicism to remote missions.

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