John Baptist de La Salle (30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest educational reformer and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic church and the patron saint of teachers.De La Salle dedicated much of his life to the education of poor children in France; in doing so he started many lasting educational practices. He is considered the founder of the first Catholic schools.
thumbnail
beatified date
1888-02-19
birth date
1651-04-30
birth place
Reims, Champagne (historical province), Kingdom of France
This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Jean-Baptiste de La Salle"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
