Alberto Hurtado
Deceased Person
1901 – 1952
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Who was Alberto Hurtado?
Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, S.J., popularly known in Chile as Padre Hurtado, was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker and writer of Basque origin, founder of the Hogar de Cristo foundation. He was canonized on October 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming his country's second saint.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1901
Viña del Mar - Also known as
- Хуртадо Кручага, Альберто
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Education
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- Lived in
- Viña del Mar
- Died
- Aug 18, 1952
Santiago
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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