Anniversaries

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Claretian Missionaries of Antillas celebrated with great fervor the centenary (1923-2023) of their presence in the Dominican Republic, from February 28 to March 5, 2023. During this week of celebrations, a series of commemorative...

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the arrival of St. Anthony Mary Claret to the Canary Islands, the Claretian religious communities of the place have organized various activities in honor of Father Claret, co-patron of the...

New Owerri, Nigeria. “Today a great work begins,” with these words of St. Anthony Mary Claret to the five priests gathered around him in a small room of the Seminary of Vic, on 16 July 1849, the life of the Congregation of the Missionary Son of the Immaculate Heart of...

Not many people know this place where 125 years ago the first community of the Congregation in Italy was founded, apart from the one in Rome-Via Giulia 163, which was founded in 1885. Fr. Antonio Naval and Brothers Ángel Salas and Julián Escudero, CMFF, left Rome for...