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Who is St. John Baptist de La Salle?"He was a french priest in the 17th century who came from a well-to-do familyand was on the fast track of a priestly career when he became involved with a group of men who were teaching poor children in parish charity schools. Within about five years he became completely devoted to the education of these children and to the training of these men, forming them in to dedicated, competent, committed, and holy group of educators whose whole lives were dedicated to the ministry of teaching, to the students entrusted to their care, to each other, and through all of these ... to God"The Patron of Teachers in the Catholic Church"John Baptist de La Salle was canonized as a saint on May 15, 1900, and his statur stands in the middle of nave of St. Peter's in Rome (right side, top level). Exactly fifty years later, in 1950, Pope Pius XII declared him to be the "Special Patron of All Teachers of Youth" in the Catholic Church. Today, throughout the Lasallian world, May 15th is the day when his legacy, his heritage and his charism are celebrated."What is Lasallian????The Lasallian Educational Network -- Web Resources
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