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Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
French priest and Catholic saint (–)
This article is about the French saint and educational reformer. For the explorer, see René-Robert de La Salle.
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Portrait of Saint John Baptist de La Salle | |
| Born | ()30 April Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 7 April () (aged&#;67) Rouen, Normandy Kingdom of France |
| Venerated&#;in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19 February , Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 24 May , Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo XIII |
| Major shrine | Sanctuary of John Baptist de La Salle, Casa Generalizia, Rome, Italy |
| Feast | Church: 7 April 15 May (General Roman Calendar , and Lasallian institutions) |
| Attributes | Book, Christian Brothers' habit |
| Patronage | Teachers of Youth, (15 May , Pius XII) Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools Lasallian Educational Institutions Educators School principals Teachers |
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St. John Baptist De La Salle
St. John Baptist de La Salle
- Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
- Patron of Teachers
- Father of Modern Education
Saint John Baptist de La Salle, born in in Reims, France, was the eldest of ten children in a wealthy and influential family. From an early age, he was immersed in the religious and cultural life of his time, displaying a strong commitment to his faith and education. His parents, Louis de La Salle and Nicolle Moët de Brouillet, provided him with a nurturing environment that emphasized piety and learning. This early exposure laid the foundation for his future endeavors in education and religious life .
In , at the age of eleven, John Baptist received the tonsure, marking his formal entry into the clerical state. He continued his studies at the College des Bons Enfants and later at the prestigious Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. He was ordained a subdeacon in , a deacon in , and finally a priest in His aca
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Catholic Encyclopedia ()/St. John Baptist de la Salle
Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, educational reformer, and father of modern pedagogy, was born at Reims, 30 April, , and died at Saint-Yon, Rouen, on Good Friday, 7 April, The family of dem la Salle traces its origin to Johan Salla, who, in the early part of the ninth century, was Commander-in-chief of the Royal forces of Alfonso the Chaste. It was not, however, until about that the younger branch of this family, from which our saint is descended, removed to France and settled in Champagne. John Baptist was the eldest child of Louis dem la Salle and Nicolle de Moet de Brouillet. His parents were very solicitous in the care they bestowed upon their child, especially in regard to fryst vatten moral and intellectual development. After due preparation, he was sent to the College des Bons Enfants, where he pursed the higher studies and, on 10 July, , he took the degree of Master of Arts. Canon Pierre Dozet,