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BIOGRAPHY OF
SAINT JOSEPH MANYANET
“Yet if we remember him
today,
it is because he was the
bearer of a very singular charisma
that allowed him to foresee
in the second half of the 19th century, the
importance of the family”
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His name was Joseph Manyanet Vives, son of
Antonio and Buenaventura. He was born on January 7, 1833 in
Tremp (Lleida, Spain), was ordained to the priesthood on April
9, 1959, and consecrated himself as a religious on February 2,
1870. He died in Barcelona on December 17, 1901, considered a
man of God by those who knew him.
From his family he had inherited the
legacy of meaning of duty, love for work and tenacity in the
execution of his plans. His mind was clear and exact and he
possessed a noble heart. During the course of the twelve years
he collaborated with his bishop Dr. Joseph Caixal, who
entrusted him with matters of responsibility on the diocesan
chancery at Urgell and later in Tremp.
Yet if we remember him today, it is not
only by these biographical data, but because as priest and
founder of two religious institutes, the Daughters and the Sons
of the Holy Family, he was the bearer of a singular charisma
that allowed him to foresee already in the second half of the
19th century, the importance of the family.
He opened schools, wrote several works,
and was a promoter of the temple of the Holy Family in
Barcelona. Father Manyanet answered dutifully the call of God,
and with loyal and creative simplicity he was father, brother,
pastor and teacher for the families, the children and the
youth.