John Baptist de la Salle
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Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (John Baptist de La Salle) (April 30, 1651 - April 7, 1719) was a teacher and educational reformer.
He was the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is regarded as the father of modern pedagogy.
He was born in Reims, France and died in Saint-Yon, Rouen, France. He was canonized by Pope Leo XIII on May 24, 1900 and his feast is celebrated on May 15. He is the patron saint of Christian teachers.
On April 30, 2004, Lasallians honor the 353rd anniversary of the birth of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers (sometimes called The Christian Brothers or the De La Salle Brothers.) In recent years, about 6,000 Brothers and 65,000 lay and religious colleagues worldwide serve as teachers, counselors and guides to 800,000 students in over 1,000 educational institutions in 87 countries, carrying out the work of Saint La Salle into the 21st century.
