Alberto Hurtado, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberto Hurtado

Chilean Jesuit saint

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1901

Place of Birth: Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1952

Profession: writer, lawyer, Catholic priest, university teacher, journalist, trade unionist, Jesuit

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, S.J.
(American Spanish: [al'ße?to u?'taðo]; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga on January 22, 1901 in Viña del Mar, Chile – August 18, 1952 in Santiago, Chile), popularly known in Chile as Padre Hurtado (Spanish: Father 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 Benedict XVI, becoming his country's second saint.