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The Brothers of The Christian Schools
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| The Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers) is the largest community of lay religious men in the world today. Since their foundation in France in 1680 by John Baptist de La Salle, the Brothers have striven to meet the ever-present and growing educational needs of all people, especially the young and the poor and they do so in a wide array of apostolates including, high schools, middle schools, universities, and child care institutions.
Presently, about 7,000 De La Salle Christian Brothers teach nearly a million students in 900 schools, located in 85 countries of the world. In the United States, 1000 Brothers conduct 105 institutions, educating over 70,000 students. For over 300 years, the Brothers have followed St. John Baptist de La Salle’s vision of providing a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor, according to the ministry which the Church has entrusted to it. |
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