Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle was born in France and is the founder of the De La Salle Brothers (a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation). He is the Patron Saint of Teachers.

SAINT JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE

De la Salle was ordained as a priest in 1678. In 1679 de la Salle what started as a charitable effrt to help establish a school for the poor in his home town , became hos lifes work. He began a new order known as the De La Salle Brothers (also known as the Institute of the Brothers of the Christain Schools).

De La Salle is considered the founder of the first Catholic schools. He also founded the first school whose pupose is to train teachers. During his life his work spread through France, and after his death, across the globe.

Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle was canonized by Pope Leo XIII in May 1900.

30 April 1651

to 7 April 1719