Anthony Mary Claret
Spanish prelate and missionary
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Anthony Mary Claret, CMF was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,... Wikipedia
Born: December 23, 1807, Sallent, Spain
Died: October 24, 1870 (age 62 years), Abbaye de Fontfroide, Narbonne, France
Place of burial: Vic, Spain
Parents: Juan Claret and Josefa Claret
Canonized: May 7, 1950; Rome; by Pope Pius XII
Church: Catholic Church
Feast day: October 24; October 23 (local calendars and pre-1970 General Roman Calendar)