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Pedro Arrupe
Twenty-eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1907-1991)
Who they were
Pedro Arrupe y Gondra, (14 November 1907 – 5 February 1991) was a Basque Spanish Catholic priest who served as the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983. He has been called a second founder of the Society, which he led in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council, especially with regard to faith that does justice and preferential option for the poor.
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The miracles
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.
- Wikidata Q452343 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pedro Arrupe (CC BY-SA)
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