| − | Maurists were the French [[Benedictine]] monks of the Congregation of [[St. Maur]]. Founded under [[Richelieu]] in 1621, the Marists later excelled at scholarly writing. Their leading authors included [[Aubert]], [[Massuet]] and [[Mabillon]]. | + | Maurists was the French [[Benedictine]] monks of the Congregation of [[St. Maur]]. Founded under [[Richelieu]] in 1621, the Marists later excelled at scholarly writing. Their leading authors included [[Aubert]], [[Massuet]] and [[Mabillon]]. |
| − | This order was hurt when several of its monks associated with [[Jansenism]], and its numbers dwindled. [[Pope Pius VII]] dissolved this order in 1818. | + | This order was hurt when several of its monks associated with [[Jansenism]], and its numbers dwindled. [[Pope Pius VII]] dissolved this order in 1616. |