FRANCISCO DE PAULA TARIN. - Jesuit missionary, b. 12 Oct. 1849 at Godelletta (Valencia), d. at Seville on 12 Dec. 1910.
Having entered the Society of Jesus (1873) and assigned to apostolic ministries in Porto and then in Murcia, in 1888 he devoted himself to popular missions, especially in Andalusia, exhausting himself for the salvation of souls through an intense life of work as confessor and preacher, and by organizing Marian congregations and other pious works. He always showed particular care for the poor and children, for whom he founded the association of St. Cassian.
Poor among the poor, gentle, humble, full of charity, he gave himself unsparingly, visiting prisons and hospitals, entering homes and factories in search of souls, spreading the Gospel teaching everywhere. Frail in health and suffering from a wound in his leg, he lived austerely, depriving himself of sleep, which he took dressed and uncomfortably seated in a chair, instead devoting himself to an intense life of prayer and charity. His reputation for holiness was confirmed by many miracles, and his cause for beatification was introduced in 1928.