Saint Joseph of Calasanz

Saint José de Calasaintz, founder of the order of the pious schools, first one to evangelize in "Piety and the letters" all rich, and poor children born in Peralta de la Sal, was the first man to create a free education system in the world to any child of any social class and any religious cult, following God to hear the voice of the Lord, who said to him: "Joseph, give to the poor. Teach these children and care about them". He died in Rome, Italy, at the age of 91. Pope Pius XII declared him in 1948 "Heavenly patron of all Christian popular schools".

Celebration	25 of August Saints of the day
Name	José is a man's name. Other saints with the same name: Saint José Baldo Saint José Bársabas el Justo Saint José Chang Song-jib Saint José Dang Dinh Viên Saint José Dô Quang Hiên Saint José Fernández Saint José Freinademetz Saint José Himnógrafo Saint José Isabel Flores Varela Saint José Le Dang Thi Saint José Ma Taishun Saint José Marchand Saint José María Díaz Saintjurjo Saint José María Robles Saint José María Rubio Peralta Saint José María Tomasi Saint José Mkasa Balikuddembé Saint José Moscati Saint José Nguyen Dình Uyên Saint José Nguyen Duy Khang Saint José of Leonessa Saint José of Tesalónica Saint José Tuân Saint José Tuan, sacerdote Saint José Tuc Saint José Wang Guiji Saint José Yuan Gengyin Saint José Yuan Zaide Saint José Zhang Dapeng Saint Josep Manyanet y Vives Saint Joseph Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo Saint Joseph Cafasso Saint Joseph Cupertino Saint Joseph of Arimathea Saint Joseph Oriol Saint Joseph Pignatelli Saint Joseph the Worker Blessed Giuseppe Allamano Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Tovini Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet Blessed Giuseppe Nascimbene Blessed José Agustín del Santisimo Sacramento Blessed José Agustín Fariña Castro Blessed José Álvarez Rodríguez Blessed José Antonio Pérez García Blessed José Aurelio Calleja del Hierro Blessed José Benito Blessed José Blanco Delgado Blessed José Canet Giner Blessed José Carmelo Blessed José Casas Ros Blessed José Dalmau Regas Blessed José de Jesús María Blessed José Delgado Pérez Blessed José Federico Blessed José Ferrer Blessed Jose Gafo Muñiz Blessed José Gando Uña Blessed José González Huguet Blessed José Gutiérrez Arranz Blessed José Joaquín Esnaola Urteaga Blessed José Limón Limón Blessed José Llosá Balaguer Blessed José López Piteira Blessed José López Tascón Blessed José Luis Palacio Muñiz Blessed José María Corbín Ferrer Blessed José María Ferrándiz Hernández Blessed José María of Yermo y Parres Blessed José María Segura Penadés Blessed José María Zabal Blasco Blessed José Mariano of los Ángeles Blessed José Menéndez García Blessed José Noriega González Blessed José of Calasanz Marqués Blessed José of Vega Pedraza Blessed José Otín Aquilé Blessed José Pascual Carda Saporta Blessed José Peque Iglesias Blessed José Polo Benito Blessed José Prieto Fuentes Blessed José Raimundo Ferragud Girbés Blessed José Raimundo Pascual Ferrer Botella Blessed José Ruiz Bruixola Blessed José Saintnja Pinsach Blessed José Tarrats Comaposada Blessed José Toledo Pellicer Blessed José Villanova Tormo Blessed Josef Bilczewski Blessed Joseph Baldo Blessed Joseph Gerard Blessed Joseph Imbert Blessed Joseph Kowalski Blessed Joseph Kut Blessed Joseph Lambton Blessed Joseph Marchandon Blessed Joseph Medes Ferris Blessed Joseph Moreau Blessed Joseph Sebastian Pelczar Blessed Joseph Stanek Blessed Joseph Vaz Blessed Jozef Cebula Blessed Jozef Czempiel Blessed Jozef Pawlowski Blessed Jozef Zaplata Saint José Marello Saint José Nguyên Van Luu Saint Joseph Anchieta
Meaning	Renuéveme (Dios) la familia, de origen Hebreo
Birth	on 1557 in Peralta de la Sal, Huesca in current Spain Saints born in Spain
Death	on August 25, 1648 in Roma in current Italy Saints dead in Italy
Process	Beatified on August 18, 1748 by pope Benedict XIV Canonized on July 16, 1767 by pope Clement XIII

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