| INDEX |
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| INDEX |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| ABBREVIATIONS |
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| Chapter 1. A HAPPY CHILDHOOD |
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| Peralta de la Sal |
1 |
| The Kingdom of Aragón |
3 |
| The Calasanz-Gastón Family |
6 |
| Birth of Joseph |
9 |
| Home Education |
11 |
| Estadilla |
13 |
| Chapter 2. UNIVERSITY STUDIES AND ORDINATION |
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| Traditional Version and Documented Data |
16 |
| University of Lérida: First Period |
18 |
| Valencia and Alcalá de Henares |
22 |
| Definitive Decision To Become A Priest |
24 |
| Back to Lérida: Holy Orders |
26 |
| Chapter 3. FIRST YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD |
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| Misguided Biographers and Disorientation of Calasanz |
29 |
| The Episcopal Palace of Barbastro |
32 |
| Aide to the Bishop of Lérida in Monzón |
33 |
| Apostolic Visit to Montserrat |
35 |
| Death of his Father: Peralta de la Sal |
38 |
| Chapter 4. IN THE LAND OF THE SEU d'URGELL |
40 |
| Historical Environment of the Seu d'Urgell |
40 |
| Calasanz and the Cathedral Chapter |
42 |
| Ecclesiastic Official in Tremp |
45 |
| Diocesan Visitor and Reformer |
47 |
| Seeds of a Future Vocation? |
51 |
| To Rome |
54 |
| Chapter 5. ROME: YEARS OF RESTLESSNESS |
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| Return to Spain? |
58 |
| Obsession For A Canonry |
60 |
| Change of Course: Religious and Social Activities |
65 |
| Mystical Ways? |
70 |
| Chapter 6. GENESIS OF THE PIOUS SCHOOLS |
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| The Great New Idea |
74 |
| The School of Santa Dorotea in Trastevere. |
75 |
| The "Pious Schools" |
79 |
| Benefactors and Disasters |
81 |
| First Collaborators |
85 |
| Definitive Move: San Pantaleo |
88 |
| Chapter 7. FROM SECULAR CONGREGATION TO RELIGIOUS ORDER |
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| Union with the Congregation From Lucca |
90 |
| Between Illusions and Disappointments |
94 |
| Courageous Attempt To Reform |
98 |
| Acceptance of His Own Destiny: Founder |
102 |
| The Pauline Congregation of the Pious Schools |
105 |
| First Wanderings of the Founder |
109 |
| The Order of the Pious Schools |
113 |
| Chapter 8. EXPANSION |
118 |
| Liguria |
118 |
| Naples |
120 |
| Central Italy |
125 |
| Sicily and Sardinia |
127 |
| Beyond the Alps |
131 |
| Two Failures: Venice and Spain |
135 |
| Chapter 9. PIETY AND LETTERS |
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| A New Order For A New Ministry |
139 |
| Formation of Religious Teachers |
143 |
| Intellectual Formation of Children (Letters) |
147 |
| Moral and Christian Formation of Children (Piety) |
153 |
| Chapter 10. THE APOSTOLIC VISIT OF 1625 |
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| Before and After |
157 |
| Three Complementary Documents |
160 |
| Minutes and Decrees of the Visit |
163 |
| Calasanz' Answer |
165 |
| Chapter 11. GENERAL CONGREGATIONS AND CHAPTERS |
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| The General Congregation of 1627 |
169 |
| General Chapter of 1631 |
171 |
| Disappointments and Informers |
174 |
| General Chapter of 1637 |
178 |
| The General Chapter of 1641 |
180 |
| Chapter 12. BEGINNING OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION |
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| The Brother Clerics |
183 |
| Turbulence by the Brother Clerics |
185 |
| A New Player: Fr. Mario Sozzi |
189 |
| Fr. Mario: Provincial of Tuscany |
193 |
| Via Dolorosa |
197 |
| Chapter 13. THE GREAT TRIBULATION |
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| Suspension of the Superior General |
202 |
| The Apostolic Visit |
208 |
| Government Under Mario and Cherubini |
212 |
| The Commission of Cardinals: The First Two Sessions |
217 |
| Third Session: Fleeting Joys and Triumphs |
220 |
| The Last Two Sessions: Destruction |
223 |
| Chapter 14. DEATH AND GLORIFICATION |
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| Heroic Hope |
229 |
| Death of A Just Man |
234 |
| First Glorification: Funerals |
239 |
| Second Glorification: Restoration of the Order |
241 |
| Third Glorification: Beatification and Canonization |
245 |
| NOTES |
249 |