Category:Saint John Baptist de La Salle

Born: 30 April 1651 in Reims, France Died: 7 April 1719 (aged 67) in Saint-Yon, Rouen, France Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: February 19, 1888 Canonized: May 24, 1900, by Pope Leo XIII Major shrine: Sanctuary of John Baptist de La Salle, Casa Generalizia, Rome, Italy Feast: April 7 May 15 (General Roman Calendar 1904-1969, and Lasallian institutions) Attributes: stretched right arm with finger pointing up, instructing two children standing near him, books Patronage: Teachers of Youth, (May 15, 1950, Pius XII), Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Lasallian educational institutions, educators, school principals, teachers