Saint Benildus Romançon, FSC
Pierre Romançon was born June 14, 1805, in Thuret, France. He was so far ahead of his classmates that when he was only 14 years old the Brothers engaged him as a substitute teacher. From 1821 to 1841 he taught in elementary schools before being appointed as director of a new school in southern France […]
Saint Solomon Le Clercq, FSC
Saint Solomon was secretary to Brother Agathon, the Superior General, after having been a teacher, director and bursar. He was martyred on September 2, 1792, during the French Revolution. He was the first Brother of the Christian Schools to be martyred, and the first to be beatified. He was canonized in a ceremony in Saint […]
Blessed Martyrs of Rochefort
Blessed Brothers Roger, Léon and Uldaric were martyred in 1794 during the French Revolution. They were beatified on October 1, 1995, as part of a group of 64 martyrs who died for their faith. More from the Institute >
2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Begins
The 2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) will begin on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and will run through October 21. Access resources here >
Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC
Blessed Scubilion Rousseau, FSC, was born March 21, 1797, in Annay la-Côte, France. He was serving as a catechist in his native village when he was introduced to the Brothers. He entered the novitiate in 1822. After 10 years of teaching in schools throughout France, he left for the island of Reunion where he dedicated […]
Regional Formation Programs Advisory Committee (RFPAC)
VirtualThe Regional Formation Programs Advisory Committee (RFPAC) supports the Regional formation and education programs offered by the Office for Lasallian Education at Christian Brothers Conference. Read more >
Saint Martyrs of Turón
In 1934, Turón, a coal-mining town in the Asturias Province in Northwestern Spain, was the center of anti-government and anticlerical hostility in the years prior to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The Brothers’ school was an irritant to the radicals in charge of the town because of the religious influence it exerted on […]
Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting
The Regional Conference of Christian Brothers (RCCB) Meeting will take place virtually on October 20-22, 2020. Learn more >
Blessed Nicolas Barré
Nicolas Barré was born October 21, 1621, in Amiens, France. In 1641, he joined the Minim Order of St. Francis of Paola, where he taught philosophy while still remaining a deacon. After becoming a priest in 1645, he became a professor of theology and librarian. After falling ill, he moved to a convent in Amiens and later to Rouen. While he was there, […]
2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Ends
The 2020 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) began on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and ends on October 21. The theme for the 14th annual event is “I Choose Peace,’’ which was developed by a group of Young Lasallians commissioned by the International Coordinator of Young Lasallians. The Regional Council of Young […]
2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) Ends
The 2021 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP) will begin on September 21 (the United Nations’ sanctioned International Day of Peace) and will run through October 21.
Blessed Arnold Rèche, FSC
Jules-Nicolas Rèche was born into a poor family living in Landroff in the province of Lorraine. He left school at an early age to work as a stable-boy, a coachman, and finally as a teamster for a local construction company. Even as a young man he was known among his fellow workers for his piety […]