St. John Baptist
de La Salle

          St. John Baptist de La Salle was born is Rheims, France in 1651. His childhood days were spent during the period of French history known as the 'Splendid Century' and was marked by endless wars and intermittent disturbances. The gap between the rich and toe poor widened to an unprecedented extent: the former lived in lavishness, the latter in abject poverty.

          Born in this morally and politically unstable era, John Baptist was a descendant of a distinguished family. This did not blind him to the sufferings many other under-privileged peasants were experiencing at that time.

          St. John Baptist de La La Salle was born is Rheims, France in 1651. His childhood days were spent during the period of French history known as the 'Splendid Century' and was marked by endless wars and intermittent disturbances. The gap between the rich and toe poor widened to an unprecedented extent: the former lived in lavishness, the latter in abject poverty.

          Born in this morally and politically unstable era, John Baptist was a descendant of a distinguished family. This did not blind him to the sufferings many other under-privileged peasants were experiencing at that time.