The Saint of the day 7 April is San Giovanni Battista de La Salle, which name day is celebrated and other saints who are celebrated on this date.

Saint John the Baptist de La Salle

Born in Reims on April 30, 1651 to noble parents and with nine brothers, he studied literature and philosophy, becoming a priest in 1678.

He held various positions, including teaching in schools founded by Adriano Nyel, a lay person who had dedicated his life to popular education.

Being the colleagues of those low culture schools and with few stimuli, he decides to bring them together in a common house and to live with them, to make them study and to observe the methods used and the organization of the school activity.

He promotes a method for learning and, after removing the Latin lessons from the program, introduces the French language in all subjects.

In 1680 he founded the school community of the "Brothers of the Christian Schools" in Paris, whose uniform is a black cassock with white bib, peasant cloak and clogs.

Later under the guidance of Giovanni other schools were born and the pupils increased year after year.

But at some point, due to the intertwining of external criticisms and obstacles, the community will be transferred to the village of Saint-Yon, near Rouen, where Giovanni will cease to live on April 7, 1719.

Other saints and celebrations on April 7

• Sant’Aiberto di Crespin

Monk



• San Calliopio

Martyr

• Blessed Edward Oldcorne

Martyr

Recommended readings
• April 25: saint of the day, name day
• April 30: saint of the day, name day
• April 21: saint of the day, name day
• April 6: saint of the day, name day
• April 23: saint of the day, name day
• Sant'Egesippo

Christian writer

• Saint Henry Walpole

Jesuit priest, martyr

• St. Ermanno Giuseppe of Cologne

Premonstratensian

• St. George of Militene

Bishop

• Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta

Franciscan

• Holy Martyrs of Sinope
• San Pelusio

Priest and martyr

• Saint Peter Nguyen Van Luu

Priest and martyr



• Blessed Randolfo Ashley

Jesuit religious, martyr

• Saints Theodore, Irenaeus, Serapion and Ammon

Martyrs

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