Saint Joseph Calasanz, a Teacher for Teachers
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This August 25, the Catholic Church honors a great pedagogue who is remembered as the Patron of Christian Schools, for his great dedication and commitment in the formation of children and young people, especially in the vulnerable sectors of society. San José de Calasanz, founder of the Order of Pias Schools, was the first evangelizer and educator of children, without distinction of social class or religion, thus generating the first free educat…
Saint Joseph Calasanz, a Teacher for Teachers
We would be remiss if we did not at least remark on this day on the great and sadly forgotten Saint Joseph Calasanz (+1648), a zealous priest, pastor, reformer and educator, who more or less set up what we now take for granted – universal basic education for all children, free of charge for the poor, before which time they were left to wallow in ignorance, two centuries before the further reforms of his fellow Italian, Saint John Bosco. At some …
Every San José de Calasanz, saintal of August 25, many Spaniards repeat a name without knowing at all what is behind it: that of a priest of Huesca who dared to mount, more than four centuries ago, something that we now take for granted and that was then almost a provocation. A school for poor children. Free. Without conditions. It was not a gesture of punctual charity. It was an obsession that cost him persecutions within his own order, slander…
At the age of 27, he was ordained a priest. In 1592, he accompanied Cardinal Marco Colonna to Rome. He never returned to Spain. He soon became involved with a brotherhood of young priests who made religious instruction among the people and children their apostolic purpose. However, Joseph realized that work conducted only occasionally and occasionally, dependent on the goodwill of individuals and their free time, yielded little. Therefore, he de…
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