SAINT
saint-alberto-hurtado
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Alberto Hurtado, SJ, popularly known as Padre Hurtado, was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and writer of Basque ancestry. He founded the Hogar de Cristo foundation in 1944.
feast Day
08-18
patronages
- Chile
- poor people
- street children
- social workers
- is also known as a class patron in Xavier School
birth Date
1901-01-22
death Date
1952-08-18
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
October 23, 2005
canonized By
Pope Benedict XVI
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
18