Werenfried van Straaten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Werenfried van Straaten

Dutch priest and activist

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1913

Place of Birth: Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Date of Death: 31-Jan-2003

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Werenfried van Straaten, born Philippus Johannes Hendricus van Straaten O.
Praem.
(January 17, 1913 – January 31, 2003), was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist.
He was a Premonstratensian priest expatriate in Germany, who became known for his humanitarian work, particularly as founder of the international Catholic association Aid to the Church in Need.
He was known affectuously as the "Bacon Priest".