Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Jean-Baptiste 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 Catholic Church and the patron saint for teachers of youth.
La Salle dedicated much of his life to the education of poor children in France; in doing so, he started many lasting educational practices.
Patron saint of Teachers of Youth, (15 May 1950, Pius XII); Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; Lasallian Educational Institutions; Educators; School principals; Teachers
In the Martyrology
- April 7 Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, priest, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools