TARIN, FRANCISCO DE PAULA. – Jesuit missionary, born on 12 October 1849 at Godelletta (Valencia), died at Seville on 12 December 1910.
He entered the Society of Jesus (1873) and was assigned to apostolic ministries in Porto, and then in Murcia. In 1888 he devoted himself to popular missions, especially in Andalusia, expending himself for the good of souls through an intense life of work as confessor and preacher, and organizing Marian congregations and other pious works. He always took particular care of the poor and of children, for whom he established the Association of St Cassian.
Poor among the poor, gentle, humble, and full of charity, he gave himself to others to an almost incredible degree, visiting prisons and hospitals, entering homes and factories in search of souls, and everywhere spreading evangelical teaching. Frail in health and suffering from a wound on his leg, he lived austerely, taking hours from sleep, which he took dressed and sitting uncomfortably on a chair, devoting himself instead to an intense life of prayer and charity. His reputation for holiness was confirmed by many miracles, and his cause of beatification was introduced in 1928.