Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
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. He is referred to both as La Salle and as De La Salle.
Portrait of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Statue in the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Paris, France
Relics of John Baptist de La Salle in the Casa Generaliza in Rome, Italy
Statue of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, De La Salle University, Philippines
The De La Salle Brothers, officially named the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools abbreviated FSC, is a Catholic lay religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651–1719), and now based in Rome, Italy. The De La Salle Brothers are also known as the Christian Brothers, French Christian Brothers, or Lasallian Brothers. The Lasallian Christian Brothers are distinct from the Congregation of Christian Brothers, often also referred to as simply the Christian Brothers, or Irish Christian Brothers. The Lasallian Brothers use the post-nominal abbreviation FSC to denote their membership of the order, and the honorific title Brother, abbreviated "Br."
De La Salle Brothers
Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the founder of the De La Salle Brothers