Jean-Bernard Rousseau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Bernard Rousseau

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1797

Place of Birth: Annay-la-Côte, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1867

Profession: teacher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Blessed Jean-Bernard Rousseau (22 March 1797 – 13 April 1867) was a French Roman Catholic professed religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools – or the De La Salle Brothers.
He assumed the religious name of "Scubilion" upon his profession and was dubbed the "Catechist of Slaves" due to his extensive decades-spanning work on Réunion Island.He was beatified in 1989 during the visit of Pope John Paul II to the island.