Jean-Baptiste de La Salle

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Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was a French Catholic priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, recognized as the patron saint of teachers.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Catholic saint
educational reformer
founder of religious institute
human
ageAtDeath 67
alsoKnownAs John Baptist de La Salle
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
beatifiedBy Pope Leo XIII
birthDate 1651-04-30
birthPlace Kingdom of France
Reims
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateDeclaredPatronSaintOfTeachers 1950-05-15
dateOfBeatification 1888-02-19
dateOfCanonization 1900-05-24
dateOfDiaconate 1677
dateOfOrdination 1678-04-09
dateOfPriestlyOrdination 1678-04-09
dateOfSubdiaconate 1676
deathDate 1719-04-07
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Rouen
declaredPatronSaintOfTeachersBy Pope Pius XII
educatedAt Collège des Bons-Enfants de Reims
Sorbonne
linked to: La Sorbonne
era 17th century
18th century
familyName de La Salle
feastDay April 7
May 15
fieldOfWork education
religious formation
founded Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
givenName Jean-Baptiste
linked to: Jean Baptiste
hasPlaceOfVeneration Reims
Rouen
Shrine of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Rome
influenced Catholic education worldwide
modern teacher training practices
memberOf Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
notableIdea community life for lay religious teachers
education as a Christian vocation
notableWork creation of boarding schools for young men of wealth
development of teacher training colleges
establishment of Sunday schools for working youth
founding of training centers for lay teachers
introduction of simultaneous instruction methods
organization of free schools for poor boys
promotion of teaching in the vernacular French language
occupation Catholic priest
educational theorist
school founder
teacher
patronage Christian educators
school principals
teachers
positionHeld canon of Reims Cathedral
primaryLanguage French
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Collège d’Harcourt educated Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Brothers of the Christian Schools foundedBy John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Brothers of the Christian Schools founder Saint John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Brothers of the Christian Schools namedAfter John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Brothers of the Christian Schools patronSaint John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
De La Salle College, Salford namedAfter Saint John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
La Salle University namedAfter Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
La Salle College namedAfter St. John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle alsoKnownAs John Baptist de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle alsoKnownAs Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Colegio La Salle (Guayaquil) namedAfter Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
linked to: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle