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Antonio María Claret (1807-1870) - Biography
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
Antonio María Claret (1807-1870) - Biography
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
1950-05-07
Magisterial
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Antonio María Claret, a Spanish priest and bishop, devotes himself to preaching and to service rooted in Eucharistic and Marian devotion. He founds the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Claretian Missionary Sisters, reforms the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, and serves the poor despite opposition and violence. Later a royal confessor in Spain and participant in the First Vatican Council, he dies in exile in France.
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- Document name
- Antonio María Claret (1807-1870) - Biography
- Citation title
- Antonio María Claret (1807-1870)
- Author
- The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- Language
- Italiano
- Year
- 1950-05-07
- Publisher
- Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi
- Publisher Location
- Vatican City
- Corpus classification
- Magisterial
- Container title
- Vatican: Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
- License
- Public domain