St. Joseph Manyanet y Vives (1833-1901)

Joseph Manyanet y Vives was born into a large and pious family in the municipality of Tremp, Catalonia (Spain). He received his education with the Piarist Fathers in Barbastro, Aragon and then went on to be trained in theological institutes of Lleida and La Seu d’Urgell. He was ordained into the priesthood on 9 April 1859 and went on to become the private secretary to the Bishop of Urgell, Josep Caixal i Estradé. Josep’s other priestly tasks included being the Seminary librarian, the Chancery administrator and also the Secretary for pastoral visitations. In 1864 Josep founded the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family which in 1874 was followed by the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. He went on to found and number of schools and ministerial centers in several Spanish towns and also wrote books and papers which were aimed at encouraging devotion to the Holy Family. Josep was subject to prolonged, physical illnesses during his life, including an open sores on hi side, which he labelled “God’s mercies” for 16 long years. He died on the 17th of December 1901, at his school “Jesús, María y José” in Barcelona; his last words were in prayer: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you. He was beatified in 1984 and canonized in 2004.
(From Wikipedia)