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Detail of A BasRelief of San José De Calasanz Date And Artist Unknown School of Gascón Y Marín Zaragoza Spain Photographed On 27 December 2009 By Ecelan
Detail of A BasRelief of San José De Calasanz Date And Artist Unknown School of Gascón Y Marín Zaragoza Spain Photographed On 27 December 2009 By Ecelan

Saint Joseph Calasanz

Also known as: Joseph Calasanctius; Joseph of Our Lady; Joseph Calsanza; José de Calasanz

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

August 25

Born

September 11, 1556

Died

August 25, 1648

Canonized

16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII

Beatified

18 August 1748 by Pope Benedict XIV

Biography

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. Sadly, his mother and one of his brothers passed away while he was still in school....