The De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the largest congregation of Roman Catholic religious Brothers who are exclusively dedicated to education.^[1] The Institute was founded in Reims, France in 1680, with over 75,000 Brothers and lay colleagues who conduct schools as well as educational works in about 80 countries worldwide.^[1] Image File history File links Philbrother. ... La Salle Academy, New York City The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools [[1]], also known as the Christian Brothers, the Lasallian Brothers, the French Christian Brothers, or the De La Salle Brothers, is a Roman Catholic religious teaching order, founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) (pronounced in French) is a city of northern France, 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ...

Background

The nine pioneer Brothers at Paco

In the aftermath of the Philippine Revolution, the Protestant faith, first introduced by the American Thomasites, was gaining a foothold among Filipinos because of the then strong anti-friar sentiment existing at that time.^[2] Due to the then very small number of Catholic educational institutions in the country, the then American Archbishop of Manila Jeremiah James Harty, himself an alumnus of a Christian Brothers school in St. Louis, Missouri, would appeal to the Superior-General of the Christian Brothers in 1905 for the establishment of a De La Salle school in the Philippines. While there was a growing pressure for a De La Salle school, Harty's request was rejected, because of the Christian Brothers' lack of funds. Nonetheless, Harty continued to appeal to Pope Pius X for the establishment of additional Catholic schools in the country. Image File history File linksMetadata DLSBrothers. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DLSBrothers. ... Combatants Filipino independence movement Spanish Empire Commanders Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Strength 80,000 soldiers unknown Casualties unknown unknown The Philippine Revolution (1896—1898) was a conflict between the Spanish colonial regime and the Katipunan, which sought independence for the Filipinos. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Thomasites are a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the American government to the Philippines in August 1901 to establish a public school system, to teach basic education and to train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of instruction. ... Jeremiah James Harty (1853-1927) was born in November 5, 1853 at St. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area    - City 66. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... Pope Pius X (1903-1914), pictured in 1904, wearing the 1834 Triple Tiara of Pope Gregory XVI Saint Pius X, né Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (2 June 1835 - 20 August 1914) was Pope from 1903 to 1914, succeeding Pope Leo XIII. He was the first pope since the Counter-Reformation Pope...

History

The Brothers' arrival in the Philippines

The school on Calle Nozaleda

On March 10, 1911, upon instructions from the Vatican to the La Salle Generalate, Brothers Blimond Pierre (who would serve as the school's first director), Aloysius Gonzaga, and Augusto Correge, arrived in the Philippines from Europe. Six other De La Salle brothers arrived between March and June: Brothers Louis, Camillus, B. Joseph, Celba John, Imar William, and Martin. They came from the United States, Ireland, Luxembourg, and France. Image File history File links DLS-Paco. ... Image File history File links DLS-Paco. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Together, on June 16, 1911, the Brothers opened the first La Salle school in the country. The location is at the former Perez-Samanillo Compound on 652 Calle Nozaleda in Paco, Manila. The school was first attended with 100 students.^[2] June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... paco, manila ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ...

Reactions from the Locals

St. La Salle Hall as it was completed in 1921

The initial perception of Filipinos about the then newly arrived De La Salle Christian Brothers were that they were no different from the Spanish Friars who were previously the sole handlers of Philippine education for almost three hundred years. Over time, the Brothers established their congregation as being a group of full-time religious educators who have consecrated their lives for the education of the youth. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1141x361, 224 KB)St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1141x361, 224 KB)St. ...

In 1921, the Brothers transferred the school from its original site in Paco, Manila to the then-wooded Taft Avenue in Malate, Manila because of the increasing school population. During this time, the Brothers' devotion to education would be cemented by the numerous visits of head of states to De La Salle and by the proclamation of De La Salle as the Philippine Islands's premier school by Dr. Paul Monroe and a commission of American educators, after an eight-month cross-country inspection in the 1930s.^[2] paco, manila ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... De La Salle University redirects here. ... Paul Monroe, Ph. ...

The February 12, 1945 Massacre

After the war, the school chapel, formerly dedicated to St. Joseph, was blessed and re-dedicated to the Most Blessed Sacrament

On February 12, 1945, a Japanese military officer along with 20 soldiers forcibly made their way into the college, which was then a refuge for 70 people, including 30 women and young girls, 16 Christian Brothers and the college's chaplain-Redemptorist Father Cosgrave CSSR, and the adult men of two families. The Japanese herded these people into the school chapel where they were subsequently shot, slashed, or bayoneted. Those who did not die in the attack would be later be left to bleed to death and the Japanese attempted to violate the women who were dying from their wounds. The chapel was then set on fire and only ten of the victims would survive.^[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 967 KB) The Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament at De La Salle University-Manila. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 967 KB) The Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament at De La Salle University-Manila. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

The following are those who were massacred:

• Christian Brothers

Brother Egbert Xavier Kelly FSC, born William Kelly, (March 4, 1894 - February 12, 1945 was an Irish De La Salle Brother who was last assigned to the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines and was murdered by the retreating Japanese Imperial Forces at the De La Salle College, of... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a doctorate level degree held by medical doctors. ...

The Philippine District

The De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines, in a publicity shot in Tagaytay City.

Up until the 1960's, the Brothers in the Philippines was a Sub-District (Province) of the De La Salle Institute District of San Francisco and thereafter, up to the establishment of the Philippine District in 1970. On February 2, 1970, the Philippine Province became an independent District of the Institute, to be known as the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines. At present, the Sub-District of Myanmar is under the Philippine District. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (797x686, 451 KB)The De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines, in a publicty shot in Tagaytay City. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (797x686, 451 KB)The De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines, in a publicty shot in Tagaytay City. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The De La Salle Brothers in Myanmar are part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, the largest congregation of Roman Catholic religious Brothers who are exclusively dedicated to education. ...

The Brother Visitor

The Brother Visitor is the official title of the head of a particular District of the Christian Brothers although for purposes of communication with non-members of the La Sallian family, the title, Brother Provincial is used because of its commonality with the title used to describe the district heads of other religious congregations.

The Brother Visitor is the person responsible for assigning Brothers to their communities and providing for the different posts of responsibility as deemed necessary by the District Chapter. He is also responsibile for admitting candidates to the Novitiate as well as the making of vows. Also, as specified in canon law, he is authorized to issue writings on matters of religion or morality. A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... Canon law is the term used for the internal ecclesiastical law which governs various churches, most notably the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches. ... Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil —also referred to as right or wrong, used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values —shared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes...

The Philippine District has had eight Brother Visitors, who are elected for three-year terms. The first was Brother Justin Lucian FSC, who was elected in 1970 and was also the last Auxiliary Visitor from the Baltimore District. The incumbent is Brother Edmundo Fernandez FSC. Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United...

Brother Visitors of the Philippine District

#	Name		Term started	Term ended
1	Br. Justin Lucian FSC		1970	1970
2	Br. Benildo Feliciano FSC		1970	1976
			1993	1997
3	Br. Rolando Dizon FSC[4]		1976	1977
4	Br. Victor Franco FSC		1977	1983
5	Br. Rafael Donato FSC		1983	1990
6	Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC		1990	1993
7	Br. Armin Luistro FSC		1997	2003
8	Br. Edmundo Fernandez FSC		2003	Incumbent

Image File history File linksMetadata JustinLucian. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Benildo-Feliciano. ... Brother Rolando Ramos Dizon FSC (October 31, 1944) is a Filipino Lasallian Brother who was the President of De La Salle University-Manila and the De La Salle University System from 1998-2003, Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education from March 2003 to September 2004, Director-at-Large of... Image File history File linksMetadata BrRolyDizon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BrVictorFranco. ... Rafael S. Donato (born October 12, 1938 in Manila, the Philippines) is a Filipino Lasallian brother and is currently the President of De La Salle-Araneta University. ... Image File history File links Rafael-Donato-FSC.jpg‎ Taken from DLSL Website. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BrRaySuplido. ... Brother Armin Altamirano Luistro FSC is a Filipino De La Salle Brother who is currently the President of De La Salle University-Manila and the Chief Executive Officer of De La Salle Philippines, Inc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1879x2387, 364 KB)Taken from Chulalongkorn University. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BrDodo. ...

See also

• De La Salle Philippines
• Brothers of the Christian Schools
• De La Salle University-Manila

De La Salle Philippines, Inc. ... The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching order, founded by John Baptiste De La Salle, born in 1651 in Reims, France. ... De La Salle University redirects here. ...

Notes and References

External link

• Philippine Lasallian Family Official Website