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Nelson Baker
Union Army soldier, later priest, venerable (1841–1936)
VenerableUnited States
Born
1841
Died
1936
Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Nelson Henry Baker (February 16, 1842 – July 29, 1936) was an American Catholic monsignor in Lackawanna, New York, whom the Vatican has declared as venerable.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q6990366 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nelson Baker (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.