Saint Anthony Mary Claret
He was born in 1807 in Sallent (Barcelona, Spain). Ordered priest and exercised his Ministry with great zeal all over Catalonia. Founded the Congregation of the missionaries of the Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians. He was appointed Archbishop of Cuba and then confessor of Queen Isabel II. He suffered physical attacks and many contradictions that he knew how to bear with great supernatural vision. He died in 1870, in his exile from France.
| Celebration | 24 of October Saints of the day |
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| Name |
Antonio María is a man's name.
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| Meaning | Que se enfrenta con el adversario, de origen Latín |
| Birth | on December 23, 1807 in Sallent, Barcelona in current Spain Saints born in Spain |
| Death | on October 24, 1870 in Fontfroide in current France Saints dead in France |
| Process |
Beatified on February 25, 1934
by pope Pius XI
Canonized on May 7, 1950
by pope Pius XII
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