Feast April 7
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Religious founder, patron of Teachers of Youth · Feast April 7
Biography
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle 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.
Feast day
April 7
Patronage
- Teachers of Youth
- (15 May 1950
Birth date
1651-04-30
Death date
1719-04-07
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
24 May 1900
Canonized by
Pope Leo XIII
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q312758
Feast day of month
7