Joseph Calasanz

Tags: Saint.

Joseph Calasanz Sch.P. (Spanish: José de Calasanz; Italian: Giuseppe Calasanzio) (September 11 1557 – August 25 1648) also known as Joseph Calasanctius and Josephus a Matre Dei was a Spanish Catholic priest educator and the founder of the Pious Schools providing free education to the sons of the poor and the Religious Order that ran them commonly known as the Piarists. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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beatified by

Pope Benedict XIV

beatified date

1748-08-07

beatified place

Rome, Papal States

birth date

1557-09-11

birth place

Crown of Aragon, Kingdom of Aragon, Peralta de Calasanz, Peralta_de_la_Sal

canonized by

Pope Clement XIII

canonized date

1767-07-16

canonized place

Rome, Papal States

death date

1648-08-25

death place

Rome, Papal States

major shrine

Rome

title

Religious priest and founder

venerated in

Catholic Church