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title: "St. John Baptist de la Salle: Feast Day April 7 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-la-salle/
description: "St. John Baptist de la Salle, Priest, patron of teachers. Feast day April 7, died 1719. Read their life in Bless."
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Priest · Feast day April 7

# St. John Baptist de la Salle

The feast day of St. John Baptist de la Salle is April 7, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of teachers.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [April 7](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#7) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Priest |
| Died | 1719 |
| Patron of | [teachers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#teachers) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, April 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-la-salle/#calendar) |

## Life

A wealthy canon of Reims drawn, almost against his will, into the schooling of poor boys — until he gave away his fortune in a famine, moved in with his rough schoolmasters, and founded the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

He invented much of modern schooling: classes taught in French rather than Latin, students grouped by ability, teacher training colleges, Sunday courses for working men. Twice his own order rebelled against him; he died in obscurity in 1719. He is the patron of teachers.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. John Baptist de la Salle as patron of teachers.

[Teachers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#teachers)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John Baptist de la Salle. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, April 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/07/) | St. John Baptist de la Salle, Priest (Memorial) | White | Acts 5:17-26 · Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · John 3:16 · John 3:16-21 |
| [Friday, April 7, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/07/) | Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent | Violet | Jeremiah 20:10-13 · Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 · See John 6:63c, 68c · John 10:31-42 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[April 6 St. Marcellinus of Carthage](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-marcellinus-of-carthage/) [April 8 St. Julie Billiart](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-julie-billiart/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 7?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-07) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. John Baptist de la Salle

Feast day April 7

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-la-salle/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-la-salle/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-baptist-de-la-salle/#calendar)

In the app

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