Sangre de Cristo Center was founded by the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 1962, and continues under their sponsorship and direction.

Saint John Baptist de La Salle was the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (FSC - Fratres Scholarum Christianarum). He was born at Reims, France 30 April 1651, ordained priest 9 April 1678, and died 7 April 1719. He was beatified 19 February 1888; canonized on 24 May 1900; and proclaimed Patron of Christian Teachers 15 May 1950.

The De La Salle Christian Brothers is the largest order of religious Brothers in the Roman Catholic Church, and is dedicated exclusively to education, particularly of the poor and disadvantaged. Today, the Brothers minister, together with over 73,000 lay colleagues, to more than 900,000 students in 80 countries.

The Brothers of the Christian Schools consider it important to maintain relations and collaborate with organizations and agencies to resolve urgent problems regarding the poor at the local, regional, and international level.

This belief has allowed Sangre de Cristo Center to open its programs to priests and religious men and women from around the world to nurture their spiritual lives in a unique setting with the hope that participants would return to their ministries assured of God's love and a belief in their own giftedness.

To learn more, visit the De La Salle Christian Brothers' website: LaSalle.org