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The De La Salle Brothers, officially named the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools ( Latin: Fratres Scholarum Christianarum; French: Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes; Italian: Fratelli delle Scuole Cristiane) abbreviated FSC, is a Catholic lay religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La...
- List of Christian Brothers Schools
List of Christian Brothers schools. The following is a list...
- Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle ( / ləˈsæl /) ( French...
- List of Christian Brothers Schools
List of Christian Brothers schools. The following is a list of the schools, colleges, and other educational institutions founded, run or staffed (in any capacity) by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (sometimes called the Irish Christian Brothers) since 1802.
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle ( / ləˈsæl /) ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist də la sal]; 1651 – 7 April 1719) 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.
In 1862 a novitiate and in 1864 a provincialate were opened in New York to serve as a center for the spread of the institute to the west and south. By 1873 five districts had been created, 76 communities had been opened, and 900 brothers were teaching in more than 100 schools.
As Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC – Fratres Scholarum Christianarum) we are also known as De La Salle Christian Brothers. Our community is 3,000 Brothers internationally. Together in community, as Brothers, we live out the Gospel and our Lasallian charism through the ministry of education.
Aug 26, 2009 · The Brothers of the Christian Schools were a major force in Catholic education in Canada, especially in Quebec. They first arrived in Montreal in 1837, then experienced numeric growth, geographic expansion and a solid reputation over the next 125 years.
Together with these teachers, De La Salle founded a lay community which took the name of Brothers of the Christian Schools (1680). He then realised that God had led him to undertake something quite unforseen, namely the initiation of a new kind of consecrated life, that of Religious Brothers.
