Anthony Mary Claret, CMF was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba 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.
Anthony Mary Claret photographed in 1860
Portrait of Archbishop Anthony Mary Claret by Luis de Madrazo (Museum of Romanticism, Madrid)
Photograph of Saint Anthony Mary Claret, c. 1862
The Claretians, officially named the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men headquartered in Rome. It was founded on July 16, 1849, by Fr. Antonio María Claret y Clará, C.M.F. They are active as missionaries worldwide, in 70 countries on five continents. The number of Claretian priests and brothers is at more than 3,000. The Congregation has a particular devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and members have published extensively in Mariology.
Coat of arms of the Claretians
San Antonio María Claret
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Aloysius Ellacuria, CMF