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Anton Maria Schwartz

Austrian priest (1852-1929)

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Feast: 17 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1852

Died

1929

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

At Vienna in Austria, Blessed Anton Maria Schwartz, priest, who founded the Congregation of Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz for the pastoral care and the defence of the rights of apprentices and young workers.

The miracles

The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 September as the founder of a congregation for the care and rights of apprentices and young workers.

The cause

The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

Joseph Calasanz Saint
“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.” — Wikipedia

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 15 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q86031 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Anton Maria Schwartz (CC BY-SA)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.