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John Baptist de la Salle - Definition and Overview
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Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (John Baptist de La Salle) (April 30, 1651, Reims – April 7, 1719, Saint-Yon, Rouen) was a French teacher and educational reformer.

He was the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Christian Brothers, the De La Salle Brothers, or the Christian Brothers (which is understandably confused with the different order of the same name founded by Bl Edmund Ignatius Rice). He is regarded as the father of modern pedagogy.

Currently, about 6,000 Brothers and 65,000 lay and religious colleagues worldwide serve as teachers, counsellors and guides to 800,000 students in over 1,000 educational institutions in 87 countries, carrying out the work of the founder into the 21st century.

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.

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