Joseph Calasanz
Joseph Calasanz Sch.P. (Spanish: José de Calasanz; Italian: Giuseppe Calasanzio), (September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648), also known as Joseph Calasanctius and Iosephus a Matre Dei, was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools, which provided free education to poor boys. For this purpose he founded the religious order that ran them, commonly known as the Piarists. He was a close friend of the renowned astronomer Galileo Galilei. Joseph is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church, following his 1767 papal canonization.
Saint Joseph Calasanz SchP | |
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Portrait by Francisco Jover y Casanova, currently held in the Museo del Prado | |
| Born | 11 September 1557 Peralta de la Sal, Kingdom of Aragon, Crown of Aragon |
| Died | 25 August 1648 (aged 90) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 7 August 1748, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIV |
| Canonized | 16 July 1767, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII |
| Major shrine | San Pantaleo, Rome |
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