Editing Congregation of Holy Cross (section)

===Two Societies===
Basile Antoine-Marie Moreau was born at [[Laigné-en-Belin]], near [[Le Mans]], France, on February 11, 1799, in the final months of the [[French Revolution]]. When Moreau decided to enter the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]], he was forced to undergo his [[seminary]] training in secret for fear that the French government would arrest him. He completed his studies and was ordained for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans|Diocese of Le Mans]] in 1821. The French government continued to work for the removal of the Church from the educational system, which left many Catholics without a place to be educated or catechized.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Connelly|first=James T.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1223098369|title=The History of the Congregation of Holy Cross|date=2020|publisher=University of Notre Dame Press|isbn=978-0-268-10888-5|location=Notre Dame, IN|oclc=1223098369}}</ref> In 1835,  Moreau had formed a group, which he called "Auxiliary Priests", to serve the educational and evangelization needs of the Diocese of Le Mans.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}

On July 15, 1820, a priest of the Diocese of Le Mans, [[Jacques-Francois Dujarié]], brought together a group of zealous men to serve the educational needs of the people in the French countryside.<ref name="chc">[http://www.holycrosscongregation.org/about-us/history/ "History", Congregation of Holy Cross]</ref> Fr. Dujarié named this group the Brothers of [[Saint Joseph|St. Joseph]]. By 1835 this group was well established in the diocese, but Dujarié was getting older and they were in need of a new leader. Dujarié and Moreau had met previously and discussed their views on the future of the Church in France and so Dujarié knew that Moreau was just the man he was looking for. With the consent of the bishop, Moreau was given control of the Brothers of St. Joseph on August 31, 1835. He was now the head of two organizations, the Auxiliary Priests and the Brothers of St. Joseph.{{Cn|date=April 2025}}