st john baptist de la salle

Patron Saint of Teachers
Born	April 30, 1651, Reims, France,
Died	April 7, 1719, Saint-Yon, Rouen, France
Venerated 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	Church: April 7, Lasallian Institutions: May 15
Attributes	stretched right arm with finger pointing up, instructing two children standing near him, books
Patronage	Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Lasallian educational institutions, educators, school principals, teachers