10 New Things About La Salle

1.) Born in Reims France 2.) Patron Saint of Teachers 3.) Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was his whole name 4.) John Baptist De La Salle was declared a saint in 1900 5.) Completed his theological studies and was ordained a priest on April 9, 1678. 6.) Receive the tonsure at age 11 7.) Ordained priest April 9, 1678 8.) Beatified February 19, 1888 9.) Proclaimed Patron of Christian Teachers May 15, 1950 10.) First son of a wealthy parents living in France