Saint of the Day 24/October
Saint of the Day (October 24) ✠ St. Anthony Mary Claret ✠ Archbishop and Founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Born: December 23, 1807 Sallent, Barcelona, Spain Died: October 24, 1870 (Aged 62) Fontfroide, Narbonne, France Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: February 25, 1934 Pope Pius XI Canonized: May 7, 1950 Pope Pius XII Major shrine: Vic, Barcelona, Spain Feast: October 24 Patronage: Textile Merchants, Weavers, Savings (Taught the poor the importance of savings), Catholic press, Claretians, Dioceses of the Canary Islands, Claretian students, Claretian educators, and Claretian educational institutions, Foundations Saint Anthony Mary Claret was a Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary and was the confessor of Isabella II of Spain. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians. Life: An...