Saint Joseph Calasanz
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August 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest, Educator & Founder of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools (Piarists)
📚✝️ He had a law doctorate, powerful friends, and a comfortable career waiting in Spain. He walked away from all of it to teach street kids in Rome to read. For free. In 1597. 🕊️ Nobody had ever done that… Continue reading
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August 25th – Saint of the Day: Saint Joseph Calasanz
Free school. Zero tuition. Rome, 1597. Saint Joseph Calasanz bet everything on piety + letters 🕊️📚 He opened classrooms for the poor, welcomed the overlooked, and proved education is mercy in action. He even befriended Galileo and sent his brothers… Continue reading
Holy Manna! 