John Baptist de La Salle

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Johannes Baptist de La Salle (born April 30, 1651 in Reims , † April 7, 1719 in Rouen ) was a French priest , educator and founder of the order . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .

Life

Painting by Pierre Léger from 1734

Johannes Baptist de La Salle came from a noble family of lawyers and was the eldest son of Louis de la Salle and Nicolle de Moet de Brouillet. According to his father's wishes, he should also become a lawyer, but Jean decided on a spiritual career. On January 7, 1667 he became canon in Reims, studied theology in the seminary of Saint Sulpice in Paris from 1670 and was ordained a priest on April 9, 1678 . 1680 he became a doctor of theology doctorate .

In 1679 he founded a free school for the poor and in 1681 took on some poor school teachers in his house. He gave up his position as canon in 1683 and founded the Congregation of Brothers of Christian Schools ( School Brothers ) on May 25, 1684 . As a result, he created secondary schools, Sunday schools, educational institutions for neglected young people and teachers' seminars. In 1688 he opened the first schools in Paris. What was new was that the lessons were not given individually, but as part of a class. The language of instruction was not Latin , but French . These innovations led to a change in the entire French teaching system.

In 1692 he set up the first novitiate for the school brothers in Vaugirard and compiled the rules of the order until 1698 .

Adoration

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle in 1888 beatified and on May 24, 1900 canonized . His feast day in the liturgy is April 7th . He has been buried in Rome since 1937 . On May 15, 1950, Pope Pius XII declared it . to the patron saint of teachers. He is also venerated as the patron saint of school books and Christian teaching. The University of De La Salle in Manila and the asteroid (3002) Delasalle are named after him.

Works

Memorial plaque for Jean Baptiste de La Salle in the Église Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France
  • Les Règles et Constitutions
  • Méditations pour le dimanches et fêtes
  • Méditations pour le temps de la retraite
  • L'Explication de la méthode d'oraison
  • Recueil de petits traités à l'usage des Frères
  • Les règles de la bienséance et de la civilité chrestienne [...] à l'usage des écoles chrestiennes . Troys 1703. Engl. Transl. The Rules of Christian Decorum and Civility [...] for Use in Christian Schools. Ed. by Gregory Wright. 1990. ISBN 0-944808-04-2

literature

  • Alfons Faber: Johannes von La Salle (1651-1719). Founder of the School Brotherhood Order. a life for God and the youth . Provincialate of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Vienna 1981
  • Petronius Paltram: Pedagogy of St. Johann Baptist de la Salle and the Christian school brothers . Herder, Freiburg i. B. 1911
  • Luke Salm: And led me imperceptibly. The life of St. Johannes von LaSalle and the School Brothers Institute . EOS, St. Ottilien 1993, ISBN 3-88096-714-8
  • Konradin Zähringer: The school brothers of St. Johannes Baptist de La Salle . Paulusverlag, Freiburg / Switzerland 1962
  • Harald Wagner:  Johannes Baptist de La Salle. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 457.  ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )
  • Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.

Web links

Commons : Jean-Baptiste de La Salle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME La Salle, Johannes Baptist de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES La Salle, Johann Baptiste de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French priest and founder of the order
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1651
PLACE OF BIRTH Reims
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1719
Place of death Rouen