St. John Baptist De La Salle
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Biography
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Publication Year
1958
Publisher
The Macmillan Company, United States
Pages
346
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Description
From two small schools founded for poor boys at Rheims in 1679, the teaching and ideals of St. John Baptist de La Salle have spread throughout the world. A pioneer of modern educational method and the founder of the De La Salle Brothers - the largest teaching order of men in the Church - he has rightly become the patron saint of all engaged in education.
In this full-length biography, Dr. Battersby - a member of the order and author of several studies of its founder - gives a detailed account of the origins and development of the principles set out in the manual on the Conduct of Schools.
The saint's life, with its dedicated poverty and perseverance in the carrying out of his ideals, is set against the social and historical background of seventeenth-century France and his achievement is seen in the context of the development of educational theory and the growth of the teaching orders.
All who have the welfare of Catholic education at heart will find in this life of St. John Baptist de La Salle a source of inspiration and encouragement.
In this full-length biography, Dr. Battersby - a member of the order and author of several studies of its founder - gives a detailed account of the origins and development of the principles set out in the manual on the Conduct of Schools.
The saint's life, with its dedicated poverty and perseverance in the carrying out of his ideals, is set against the social and historical background of seventeenth-century France and his achievement is seen in the context of the development of educational theory and the growth of the teaching orders.
All who have the welfare of Catholic education at heart will find in this life of St. John Baptist de La Salle a source of inspiration and encouragement.
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