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. […]

Manuel Barbal Cosan was born on Jan. 2, 1898, in Enviny, a small town at the foot of the Pyrenees in northern Spain. Known for his serious nature, he was only 12 years old when, with the blessing of his devout and hardworking parents, he entered the minor seminary of the diocese of Urgel. He […]

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 […]

Nicolas Barré was born Oct. 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 […]

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, […]

During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, seven Brothers lost their lives for the crime of professing and teaching the Catholic faith. On Oct. 10, 1993, they were beatified. More […]

On Nov. 21, 1691, Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Brother Nicolas Vuyart and Brother Gabriel Drolin professed the Heroic Vow, committing themselves to the establishment of the Institute of […]

Feb. 13, 2020, marked the inaugural memorial for beatified Brother James Miller, FSC. Brother James was killed in the afternoon of Feb. 13, 1982, while repairing a wall just outside […]