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Joseph Calasanz Sch.P., 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... Wikipedia
Born: September 11, 1557, Peralta de Calasanz, Spain
Died: August 25, 1648 (age 90 years), Rome, Italy
Education: University of Valencia and Universidad de Lleida
Place of burial: Church of Saint Pantaleon and Saint Joseph Calasanz, Rome, Italy
Parents: María Gastón y de Sala and Pedro de Calasanz y de Mur
Canonized: 16 July 1767, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII
Feast: August 25; August 27; (Pre-1969 General Roman Calendar)
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