Anthony Mary Claret
Anthony Mary Claret was born on December 23, 1807. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Anthony Mary Claret
Anthony Mary Claret, (born Antoni Maria Claret i Clarà; Spanish: Antonio María Claret y Clarà; 23 December 1807 – 24 October 1870) was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Queen Isabella II. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians. In addition to the Claretians, which in the early 21st century had over 450 houses and 3100 members, with missions in five continents, Claret founded or drew up the rules of several communities of religious sisters. Claret is the patron saint of weavers.