LSVI_Life of Lasalle

Question 1

What is the full name of St. La Salle?

Answer 1

John Baptist de La Salle

Question 2

Birthday

Answer 2

April 30, 1651

Question 3

Birthplace

Answer 3

Reims, France

Question 3

Lasalle died on what date?

Answer 3

April 7, 1719

Question 4

How many siblings did St. La Salle have?

Answer 4

• 10 (11 including him)
• he is the eldest son

Question 5

What is the name of Lasalle’s mother?

Answer 5

Nicolle de Moet De Brouillet

Question 6

What is the name of Lasalle’s father?

Answer 6

Louis de la Salle

Question 7

At the age ___, he began his studies for the priest-hood.

Answer 7

11 years old

Question 8

At the age 11, he began his studies for the ___

Answer 8

Priest-hood

Question 9

At age ____, he was made a canon at the Cathedral of Reims

Answer 9

15 years old

Question 10

At age 15, he was made a canon at the ____

Answer 10

Cathedral of Reims

Question 11

What age and year did Lasalle entered the seminary of Saint Sulpice in Paris

Answer 11

19 years old & 1670

Question 12

Lasalle was ordained a priest on ____

Answer 12

April 9, 1678

Question 13

When did Lasalle meet Adrian Nyel?

Answer 13

March 1679

Question 14

A layman who was seeking help to establish a charity school for poor boys

Answer 14

Adrian Nyel

Question 15

Where did the charity school open?

Answer 15

Rue Saint Maurice in Reims

Question 16

When did Lasalle agree to help Adrian Nyel to open a charity school in Reims?

Answer 16

April 15, 1679

Question 17

Who is the spiritual adviser of Lasalle?

Answer 17

Father Nicolas Roland Barre

Question 18

What year did Lasalle invite the teachers to live in his home, to train them in his vision of educating children?

Answer 18

On easter, 1680

Question 19

Lasalle’s new Christian Schools?

Answer 19

Winter of 1683

Question 20

Lasalle was elected Superior General in what year?

Answer 20

1694

Question 21

What year did Lasalle was content to be the Brother’s chaplain and worked with the novices?

Answer 21

1717

Question 22

LIFE OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE

Answer 22

• Risk-taker
• Decision-maker
• Servant-leader
• Humble-servant
• Educator

Question 23

• Devoted his talents to open schools for poor children
• abandoned his family, canonry and wealth.

Answer 23

Risk-taker

Question 24

• Taught in own language
• trained lay teachers
• superior of the Brothers

Answer 24

Servant-leader

Question 25

• Went into solitude at Parmenie in 1712-14
• serious attack of Rheumatism
• period of self-doubt
• received a letter from the Brothers to return

Answer 25

Humble-servant

Question 26

When did Pope Leo XIII canonized John Baptist de La Salle?

Answer 26

May 24, 1900

Question 27

When did Pope Pius XII named him as the Patron of All Teachers of Youth?

Answer 27

May 15, 1950

Question 28

Pope Pius XII named him as ____

Answer 28

Patron of All Teachers of Youth

Question 29

The 5 Core Principles of Lasallian Schools

Answer 29

• Faith in the presence of God
• Concern for the Poor & Social Justice
• Quality Education
• Inclusive Community
• Respect for All Persons