Saint Anthony Mary Claret's Autobiography for the Claretian seminarian and for the Missionaries sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1. The autobiography of
Saint Anthony Mary
Claret

2. CHAPTER 1: The Birth and Baptism

3. Born in the village of
Sallent, deanery of
Manresa, diocese of Vich,
province of Barcelona.

4. Son of John Claret
and Josephine Clara
who were...
Upright and God-fearing people
Married

5. Devoted to
the Blessed
Sacrament
and Mary sot
Holy.

6. Was baptized on December
25, Christmas day, 1807,
although the parish books
says 1808.
@ St. Mary’s Parish, Sallent

7. Anthony Adjutor John
Anthony Clara Mary Claret & Adjutor Canudas
Anthony Mary Adjutor John Claret y Clara
John Claret
Later, out of devotion to Mary Most Holy, he added the sweet name of Mary, his
mother, his patroness, his mistress, his directress and his all, after Jesus.

8. The list of his siblings in order according to their year of birth including MARY CLARET
himself:
1. My sister Rose, born in 1800. Formerly married, she is now a widow. She has always been
hardworking, upright, and pious. She is the one who has loved me the most.
2. My sister Marian was born in 1802 and died when she was two years old.
3. My brother John (1804) was heir to all our goods.8
4. My brother Bartholomew (1806) died when he was two years old.
5. Myself (1807 or 1808).
6. One sister (1809) died shortly after birth.
7. My brother Joseph (1810) married and had two daughters who became Sisters of Charity or
Tertiaries.
8. My brother Peter (1813) died when he was four years old.
9. My sister Mary (1815) became a Tertiary Sister.
10. My sister Frances (1820) died when she was three years old.
11. My brother Manuel (1823) died when he was thirteen years old, after studying humanities
in Vich.

9. Why did CLARET
wrote this chapter?
What is it’s
significance in our
congregation?

10. Devotion to
Mother Mary

11. What is the important
event in this chapter?

12. How is this chapter
important to me?