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Abbreviation | SG/F.S.G. |
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Formation | c. AD 1711 |
Founder | Louis de Montfort |
Type | Catholic religious order |
Headquarters | France |
Website | stgabrielinst |
The Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel (SG), otherwise Gabrielite Brothers or Frères de Saint-Gabriel (FSG), is a religious institute. Its roots go back to Louis de Montfort, who opened a few schools for poor children in La Rochelle, France, in about 1711.