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ST ANTHONY MARY CLARET, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR - 24th OCTOBER

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1. Anthony Mary Claret was born at Vich in Spain, of devout parents. He started life as a weaver, but afterwards became a priest. He was sent from Rome on the foreign missions
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2. by the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.

By the will of God, however, he returned to Spain and as a Missionary Apostolic travelled through Catalonia and the Canary Islands.

Besides being a prolific writer of fine books, he also founded the Congregation of the
3. Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Appointed Archbishop of the See of Santiago in Cuba, he restored the seminary,
improved the discipline of the clergy,
established social works and founded the Teaching Sisters of Mary Immaculate for the Christian education for girls.
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