St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga
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Patron: of Chile, poor people, street children, social workers
Birth: 1901
Death: 1952
Beatified: October 16, 1994, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: October 23, 2005, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI
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St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga was a Chilean Jesuit priest, educator, and advocate for workers and the poor. Ordained in 1933, he taught and served in Catholic institutions in Chile. He founded the Hogar de Cristo in 1944 to provide homeless people with not only shelter but a home. He also founded the Chilean Trade Union Association to form workers and bring Catholic social teaching into professional life. Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1994, and Pope Benedict XVI canonized him in 2005. His feast is August 18.
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