Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Memorial

St Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Memorial, St Xavier's Institution (20 March 2004)


Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Memorial (GPS: 5.42116, 100.33661) is a monument on the grounds of the St Xavier's Institution, on Farquhar Street, George Town, Penang. It honours St. John Baptist (1651-1719, French: Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle), the founder of the Institute of the Christian Brothers' Schools (Fr: Fr`res des écoles chrétiennes) and regarded by the Roman Catholic faith as the Patron of Teachers.

Memorials to Jean-Baptiste de La Salle are common in all the educational institutions established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools. This particular memorial on the grounds of the St Xavier's Institution was made of cast iron in the early 1940s. When the old St Xavier's building was destroyed during the Second World War, the memorial was relocated to the grounds of the Uplands International School in Pulau Tikus. There it stood for some sixty years.

Close-up view of the St Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Memorial (20 March 2004)


In 2002, the Jean-Baptiste de La Salle Memorial was returned to the grounds of St Xavier's Institution. There, it was installed on a new granite pedestal, built at a cost of RM16,000. Located near the front entrance of the school, the memorial depicts St John Baptist guiding two pupils through their learning.

Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Memorial is on the Map of Lebuh Farquhar, Penang

List of Monuments in Penang and Monuments in Malaysia