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Ø Foundress of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary,
Sisters of the Pious Schools
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Born
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On 11 October 1799 at Arenys de Mar, near Barcelona,
Spain
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Died
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On 26
February 1889 at Olesa de Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain of natural causes
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Venerated
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On 28 November 1988 by Pope John Paul II (decree of
heroic virtues)
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Beatified
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On 18
April 1993 by Pope John Paul II at Rome
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Canonized
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On 25 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II
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Feast
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26th
February
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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 to care for 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 the leader of the congregation, and they received approval from
Pope Blessed Pius IX in 1860. These schools have now spread to four
continents. Her feast is on Feb. 26.
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