I had not known that there was a “patron saint” of teachers. In the process, he became the Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, an order known today as the De La Salle Christian Brothers. The patron saints of teachers are:Cassian of ImolaCatherine of AlexandriaFrancis de SalesGregory the GreatJohn Baptist de La SalleJosephNicholas of MyraUrsula The prayer echoes the spirituality of St. John Baptist de La Salle, who was proclaimed by the Catholic church on May 15, 1950, to be the Patron Saint of Teachers. Nicholas of Myra. Joseph. Meanings, definition and origins - a patron is considered to be a defender of a specific group of people or of a nation. St. Gregory the Great, a patron of teachers, was a pope and writer who invented the calendar we use today as well as a form of church music that bears his name (Gregorian chant). His death, a martyr’s honorable one, made him a patron saint of teachers.” Ignatius Reilly, in John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces. She is the patron saint of wheelwrights, and also a patron saint of teachers, jurists, philosophers, students and teachers. St. Charles Borromeo and St. Robert Bellarmine are the patron saints of catechists. The patron saints of teachers are:Cassian of Imola Catherine of Alexandria Francis de Sales Gregory the Great John Baptist de La Salle Joseph Nicholas of Myra Ursula He is the Patron Saint of Ireland and his day of March 17 celebrated around the world. He was told by his RCIA teacher that he does not need to choose a patron saint for his Confirmation. In ancient Rome, a patron was a man or woman of wealth, status and influence. The idea of a patron saint is as old as the Church and, as is the case with so many aspects of Catholicism, it comes to us from the Romans. Saint Gregory is the patron of Teachers, Students and Musicians.
He was ordained a priest and sent to Chablais to try to restore Catholicism; there he converted thousands. St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Feast day: Jan. 28 Patron Saint of Catechists: St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) Feast Day: September 17. Saints and Beati with a tradition of patronage of teachers, tutors, professors, and other educators My husband is almost finished with his RCIA classes. For one important exam, he prayed to only be asked the questions he knew. John Baptist de La Salle. He was baptized Anglican as a baby but will be receiving his Confirmation and First Eucharist at the Easter Vigil this Saturday. Saints related to Patron of Teachers St. Francis de Sales St. Francis de Sales was born in Savoy (France) in 1567. O St. John Baptist de la Salle, teacher of teachers, and helper of those who educate others, I come to you asking your intercession for (name person) and all who teach.Pray dear saint that they be caring, compassionate, dedicated, empathetic, generous, kind, joyful, patient, engaging, inspirational, understanding, and above all loving. Oct 26, 2012 - Saints and Beati with a tradition of patronage of Teachers, Students and Schools. As the second semester begins, ’tis well to think of the lot of the teacher. See more ideas about Patron saints, Saints, Catholic saints. She became patron saint of libraries and librarians, as well as teachers, archivists, and all those associated with wisdom and teaching, and all those whose livelihoods depended upon wheels.