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About St. Alberto Hurtado
January 22, 1901 – August 18, 1952 · Feast August 18 · Priest / Jesuit / Social Apostle
Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, and social reformer who founded the Hogar de Cristo (Christ's Home) movement to provide shelter, dignity, and rehabilitation for the homeless and abandoned of Santiago. A tireless apostle of social justice rooted in the Gospel, he wrote influential books on Catholic social doctrine and the spirituality of work. Often seen driving his green pickup truck through the slums of Santiago to gather the homeless, he died of pancreatic cancer at age fifty-one. He is the second canonized saint of Chile.
St. Alberto Hurtado is the patron saint of Chile, The Homeless, Social Workers, Trade Unionists and The Hogar de Cristo Movement.
