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Calasanza, a native of Calasanz in the province of Huesca in Aragon, was born on September 11th, 1556, studied at Lerida and Alcalá , and after his ordination to the priesthood removed to Rome ( 1592 ). Here he organized, in 1607 , a brotherhood which ultimately, in 1617 , became an independent Congregation, numbering at that time fifteen priests, under Calasanza as their head. To the three usual vows they added a fourth, that of devotion to the gratuitous instruction of youth. In 1622 the Congregation received a new constitution from Gregory XV , and had all the privileges of the mendicant orders conferred upon it, Calasanza being recognized as general. In 1643 the jealousy of the Jesuits led to his removal from office; owing to the same cause the Congregation was deprived of its privileges by Innocent X in 1646 . Calasanza, who died on August 22, 1648 , was beatified in 1748 , and canonized in 1767 . The privileges of the Congregation were successively restored in 1660 , 1669 and 1698 . The Piarists, who are not numerous, are found chiefly in Italy, Spain, Poland, the West Indies, Germany, and especially in Austria and Hungary. Before the course of study was regulated by the state, a Piarist establishment contained nine classes: reading, writing, elementary mathematics, ''schola parva'' or ''Rudimentorum'', ''schola Principiorum'', Grammatica, Syntaxis, Humanitas or Poesis, Rhetorica. The general provost of the order is chosen by the general chapter, and a general procurator with four assistants resides at Rome. The members are divided into professors, novices, and lay brethren. Their dress is very similar to that of the Jesuits; their motto ''Ad majus pietatis incrementum!'' One of the most famous Piarist was priest Stanislaw Konarski, who was the reformator of polish education system in XVIII Century. To honor his faithful duty, the polish king Stanislaw August Poniatowski created the Sapere Auso medal. REFERENCES For Calasanza, see
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