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                                                Exhibit 24.1



                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of Cintas Corporation for the registration of 114,723
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated July 17, 1995, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Cintas Corporation
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended May 31, 1995 and the related financial schedule
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.


                                   ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
August 20, 1996

