De La Salle Brothers in Myanmar
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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 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. It is now under the Lasallian Brothers in the Philippine District.
in 1860 by the invitation of Bishop Benet. The Brothers opened St. Patrick's School at Mawlamyaing. The De La Salle Brothers, an international congregation, whose chrism is to provide human and Christian education of young people and adults, and in particular for the poor, have been serving Myanmar people for more than 130 years. The Brothers schools were nationalized on April 1, 1965.
"150 YEARS OF LASALLIAN PRESENCE IN MYANMAR"
1860 - 2010
Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and now based in Rome...
, the largest congregation of Roman Catholic religious Brothers who are exclusively dedicated to education. 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. It is now under the Lasallian Brothers in the Philippine District.
Background
The De La Salle Brothers arrived in MyanmarMyanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
in 1860 by the invitation of Bishop Benet. The Brothers opened St. Patrick's School at Mawlamyaing. The De La Salle Brothers, an international congregation, whose chrism is to provide human and Christian education of young people and adults, and in particular for the poor, have been serving Myanmar people for more than 130 years. The Brothers schools were nationalized on April 1, 1965.
Former La Salle schools
- St. Paul School at YangonYangonYangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
- St. Patrick's School at Mawlamyaing
- St. Anthony School at Yangon
- St. Theresa School at Yangon
- St. Peter School at MandalayMandalayMandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
- St. Albert School at Maymyo
- St. Joseph School at LoiKaw
- St. Columban School MyitkyinaMyitkyinaMyitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar , located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below from Myit-son of its two headstreams...
- De La Salle Twente
Sub-District of Myanmar
Up until the 1999's, the Brothers in the Myanmar was a delegation. At present, the delegation of Myanmar is under the Philippine District."150 YEARS OF LASALLIAN PRESENCE IN MYANMAR"
1860 - 2010