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Joseph Wresinski
Anti-poverty activist (1917-1988)
Servant of GodFrance
Born
1917
Died
1988
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Joseph Wresinski (12 February 1917 – 14 February 1988) was a French priest and humanitarian activist who was born in Angers and died in Suresnes.
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The miracles
Cause open
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q1708279 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joseph Wresinski (CC BY-SA)
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