Background
His father had originally opposed his being a priest, while his mother favored it, sending him to do apprentice in textile work.
His father had originally opposed his being a priest, while his mother favored it, sending him to do apprentice in textile work.
Some time after the death of his mother he fled to the monastery of Montserrat and his father ultimately agreed to his becoming a priest. Enrique de Ossó y Cervelló was ordained in 1867. He became active as a catechist and wrote various works, including one for children, to serve that.
He had a particular interest in the value of women and in Teresa of Ávila.
He founded the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus to educate women and the mass-movement Hermanadad Teresiana Universal. He was canonized in 1993.
