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John Baptist
the founder also born in franceIn the 17th Century education was restricted to children from wealthy families. John Baptist grew up in a city where most children spent their days on the streets and frequently became involved in petty crime.His work with the poor began when he started helping a local teacher run a charity school for poor children in Paris. From there he gathered a group of young men to assist him in his efforts to continue providing poor children with a Christian education. -
the brothers
the brothers were highly educated to be preits -
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John Baptist de La Salle chose to leave his wealth and comfortable lifestyle behind him and instead form a community with these men, known as the Brothers of the Christian Schools. -
founder
John Baptist de La Salle founded the Brothers -
opening of the school
All of De La Salle’s schools were free and open to everyone, especially the poor. He was canonized in -
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Twelve De La Salle Brothers from Ireland and France arrived in Sydney on . Within a month they opened De La Salle College Armidale, in country New South Wales -
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the brothers had trouble adjusting to australia
