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The saints

St. Anthony Mary Claret

A Catalan weaver who became a missionary, archbishop of Cuba and founder of the Claretians.

Feast: 24 October · 1807 to 1870 · The modern era · Catalonia, Cuba and Madrid

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Old photograph of St. Anthony Mary Claret seated in an archbishop’s cassock with a pectoral cross.

Cesc2003, 1860. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

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Santiago de Cuba, 1850s

Anthony was a weaver in Barcelona before becoming a priest.1

He preached missions all over Catalonia and wrote and printed cheap Catholic books for ordinary people.1

He was made archbishop of Santiago, Cuba, where he fought slavery and corruption.

Patron of weavers1

01St. Anthony Mary Claret

Attacked

He survived an assassination attempt in Cuba.1

He founded the Claretian Missionaries and later served as confessor to the queen of Spain.1

Live it this week

Hand out a good book

Claret printed cheap books so ordinary people could read about God. This week, give a good Catholic book or pamphlet to someone who would read it.

Notes

How we know · 1 source for this page
  1. Franciscan Media, Saint of the Day: “Saint Anthony Mary Claret”. franciscanmedia.org. franciscanmedia.org

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