January 17, 1885(1885-01-17) (aged 71) Reus, Spain
She was born in the town of Vallmoll, Catalonia. Her father, a farmer, died before she was born and her mother had fled to escape the invading French army led by Napoleon. She joined the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady in 1841 as a postulant, but because of a ban on entering religious orders by the government of Spain, she did not become a novice until April 1850. While she was praying for the Catholic Church, she reported hearing a call from God to create a new religious order.
In 1850 she met the priest Anthony Mary Claret who had recently founded the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Claret agreed to help her with this task but in October of that year was named Archbishop of Santiago, Cuba[1] After some months of discernment, Paris, on the advice of her spiritual director, Dr. Caixal, and P. Gatell, she decided to leave the Company of Mary. She and another novice lived the religious life in Tarragona; they were soon joined by three other young women.[2]
Archbishop Claret agreed with her to come to Cuba to found with her new order. In 1855 she founded the Claretian Sisters; it was the first religious order founded in Cuba.[3]
maria, antonia, paris, june, 1813, january, 1885, catholic, founded, 1855, claretian, sisters, cuba, venerablemaria, antònia, parísborn, 1813, june, 1813vallmoll, catalonia, spaindiedjanuary, 1885, 1885, aged, reus, spainshe, born, town, vallmoll, catalonia, f. Maria Antonia Paris June 28 1813 January 17 1885 was a Catholic nun who founded in 1855 the Claretian Sisters in Cuba 1 VenerableMaria Antonia ParisBorn 1813 06 28 June 28 1813Vallmoll Catalonia SpainDiedJanuary 17 1885 1885 01 17 aged 71 Reus SpainShe was born in the town of Vallmoll Catalonia Her father a farmer died before she was born and her mother had fled to escape the invading French army led by Napoleon She joined the Sisters of the Company of Mary Our Lady in 1841 as a postulant but because of a ban on entering religious orders by the government of Spain she did not become a novice until April 1850 While she was praying for the Catholic Church she reported hearing a call from God to create a new religious order In 1850 she met the priest Anthony Mary Claret who had recently founded the Congregation of Missionaries Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Claret agreed to help her with this task but in October of that year was named Archbishop of Santiago Cuba 1 After some months of discernment Paris on the advice of her spiritual director Dr Caixal and P Gatell she decided to leave the Company of Mary She and another novice lived the religious life in Tarragona they were soon joined by three other young women 2 Archbishop Claret agreed with her to come to Cuba to found with her new order In 1855 she founded the Claretian Sisters it was the first religious order founded in Cuba 3 She died in Reus Spain at the age of 71 In 1993 she was declared venerable by Pope John Paul II 3 The Claretian Missionaries can now be found in 27 countries 3 http www claretianasrmi orgReferences edit a b Our History Claretian Missionary Sisters Foundress Maria Antonia Paris PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 23 Retrieved 2016 01 22 a b c Claretians remember their foundress Archdiocese of Miami January 24 2011 nbsp This biographical article about a Cuban religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria Antonia Paris amp oldid 1176719251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
