February 26
Saints of the Day...and Events

 

St.Paula of Saint Joseph of Calasanz, 1788-1889,
Paula Montal Fornes; Paula Montal; Paola Montal; Paola Montal Fornes
The girl from Barcelona, Spain, who founded the Daughters of Mary (Pious School Sisters) now spread to four continents.

    Daughter of Ramon and Vicenta Fornes Montal. Raised in a large and pious family in a small seaside village. Her father died when Paula was 10 years old. She worked as a seamstress and lace-maker, and helped raise her siblings, then helped in her parish with other children.

    At age thirty, still single and devoting herself privately to God, she and her friend Inez Busquets opened a school in Gerona to provide a good education mixed with spiritual guidance. The school was such a success that she was able to found a college in May 1842, and another school in 1846. To staff and manage the schools, she founded the Daughters of Mary (Pious School Sisters) on 2 February 1847, and took the name Paula of Saint Joseph of Calasanz. Paula served as its leader, and they received papal approval from Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1860. These schools have now spread to four continents.
Born 11 October 1799 at Arenys de Mar, near Barcelona, Spain
Died 26 February 1889 at Olesa de Montserrat of natural causes
Beatified 18 April 1993 by Pope John Paul II at Rome - Canonized 25 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II
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St. Alexander of Alexandria, d.326
 The Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, who fought Arianism and his work was followed up by St. Athanasius

    Pious youth. Bishop of Alexandria in 313. Worked against Arianism, and excommunicated Arius when he preached in the area around Alexandria. Key figure in the Council of Nicaea in 325. Patriarch of Alexandria. Doctor of the Church.

Born 3rd century in northern Egypt
Died February 326 at Alexandria, Egypt
Memorial 26 February; formerly 17 April
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          http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta7y.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0622.htm Epistle on Arianism when deposed
http://www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/j062sdAlexander26.htm
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