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Alberto Hurtado

Priest and lawyer
Alberto Hurtado, popularly known in Chile 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. He was canonized on October 23, 2005, by Pope... Wikipedia
Born: January 22, 1901, Viña del Mar, Chile
Died: August 18, 1952 (age 51 years), Santiago, Chile
Major shrine: Shrine of Father Hurtado, Santiago, Chile