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Alberto Hurtado, SJ (Latin American Spanish: [alˈβeɾto wɾˈtaðo]; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga; January 22, 1901 – August 18, 1952), 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.

Hurtado was canonized on October 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming his country's second saint. (Full article...)
Attributes: Jesuit robes, an old green van
Patronage: Chile, poor people, street children, social workers, a class patron in Xavier School