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Saint Joseph Calasanz
Peralta, Barbastro, Aragon, Spain in his father‘s castle
Saint Joseph Calasanz, also known as Joseph Calasanctius, Joseph of Our Lady, Joseph Calsanza, and José de Calasanz, was born on September 11, 1556, in his family's castle in Peralta, Barbastro, Aragon, Spain. He was the youngest of five children born to Don Pedro Calasanz and Donna Maria Gastonia.
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