St. John Baptist de la Salle
St. John Baptist de la Salle
Patron of Teachers
John Baptist de la Salle was born at Rheims, France on April 30th. He was the eldest of ten children in a noble family. He studied in Paris and was ordained in 1678. He was known for his work with the poor. He died at St. Yon, Rouen, on April 7th. He was canonized by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. John was very involved in education. He founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (approved in 1725) and established teacher colleges (Rheims in 1687, Paris in 1699, and Saint-Denis in 1709). He was one of the first to emphasize classroom teaching over individual instruction. He also began teaching in the vernacular instead of in Latin. His schools were formed all over Italy. In 1705, he established a reform school for boys at Dijon. John was named patron of teachers by Pope Pius XII in 1950. His feast day is April 7th.
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St. John Baptist de Salle, please pray for me that the right school will call me to begin my teaching career. I am a new graduate and am very
Excited to begin my teaching career.
St John Baptist De La Salle pray for us.. "On La Salle men" La Salle Academy NYC
Dear Saint,
Kindly enlighten the teachers who teach in catholic schools and the priests who manage catholic institutions so that they inculcate christian values in students more than worldly vanities. Let faith, hope and love take the center stage in these institutes rather than power, wealth and fame. Amen.
St. John Baptist de la Salle, Thanks for your prayers and intercession; my son Mathew is more serious about his studies now. Please continue to pray for him to find favour in Lord's eyes and grow up as a God fearing young man.
Please pray for Jacob that he finds peace and the right path, for Michelle and
Gwen that the doctors can help them and for all cancer patients especially the children. Dear Lord thank you for all you have done for me.
St.John Baptist de la Salle please pray for me and my family friends
I ash for your blessing
God Bless us all
Amen
I can't believe that the feast day of St. John Baptist de La Salle is on the same day as my birthday!
This article did not mention St. John Baptist De La Salle grade school & Catholic Church in Granada Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. It is at the corner of Chatsworth Ave. & Hayvenhurst St. This is where I was went to school, from 1st through 8th grade. I graduated from "De La Salle", as we call it, in 1971. All 16 of it's classrooms had a framed, black & white picture of St. John Baptist De La Salle, with writing quill in hand, hanging on the wall. I was aware he was a promoter of children's education, but nothing else about his life. I didn't even know he was a priest. I just finished watching the film on his life, distributed by Ignatius Press, and had my eyes opened as to how much he was harassed in his life for selflessly trying to educate children! I will hold this saint dear to my heart.
too all please pray fofr our youngest sony again he has applied for aposition teaching refuge student always feorking for nonprofit organasation a sincere 30 year old that beleives someday he will make the difference
dear St John.i pray that u have a like of our teachers? especially when i have sons? amen
Dear St. John Baptist de Salle, please intercede for my young son Mathew, who is more absorbed in computer games than in his studies, since you are the patron saint of teachers and knows fully well how to teach children!
St. John Baptist de la Salle, Malaysia honours you, for we owe a great debt of gratitiude for all the multitude of La Sallian Schools throughout the country. We don't have a street named after you, We have more than that. Every capital city of our 13 Statea has a huge, prominent La Sallian school, with Primary and Secondary branches. They are named after saints, St. John, St. Michael, St. Xavier, St.Francis, St. Paul...these being what I can recall. The smalller ones are named La Salle. These schools educated the poor, the rich and the mighty political leaders sons. They are all formed in the La Salle spirit, which I must say never leaves them. Every alma mater gathering ends with the singing of the school song, which ends like this.."sons of St......(name of patron saint)valiant and true"..St. John Baptist de la Salle, I have had the privilege of having my three brothers educated in La Sallian Schools. Please give this wonderful privilege to my grandson too. I too become a teacher in La Sallian schoool, though for a short time only. I thank God for your life and contribution to the formation of young people. May I continue my work currently in my old age in the same spirit of service and dedication. Amen.
Oh yes...This is a helpful site!
when you think that this saint invented the classroom, the Teaching Brothers(f.s.c.) and education for the masses, single handedly he spread not only knowledge but faith to more people than anyone else in the history of the world. He was the first person to persue education as a right for everyone not just for the wealthy,This is all you can write about him. Come on you can do far better than this. Pull your finger out and have a go.
I am looking for a holy card to purchase for an adult. Any schools that have it?
Thanks. Connie in Kentucky
i love la Salle...
This is in reply to Justin Andrada's comment [7/25/2008]
Adrian Nyal suggested to St. La Salle about the concept of opening schools for the poor. Although DLS was from a rich family he convinced his two helpers [Gabriel Drolin, and Nicolas Vuyart] that he was in it for the long haul with them when they signed the 'Historic Vow' where he basically said he would give up all his money and possessions and completely commit to the cause of the schools for poor boys.
i want to know who helped him put up the school?