Anton Maria Schwartz
Anton Maria Schwartz (28 February 1852 – 15 September 1929), born Anton Schwartz, was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz. He entered the novitiate of the Piarists but left due to fear of German suppression, so instead became a diocesan priest for the Archdiocese of Vienna. He championed the rights and the welfare of the workers and aimed his order at serving labourers.
He received beatification from Pope John Paul II on 21 June 1998.
Patron saint of Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God; Calasanzian Congregation; Workers
In the Martyrology
- September 15 Blessed Anton Maria Schwartz, priest, founder of the Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz