Joseph Wresinski
Anti-poverty activist (1917-1988)
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
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 is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Radio Vaticana - Le pere Joseph Wresinski, inspirateur d'une Eglise proche des pauvres — Vatican Radio on the founder of ATD Fourth World, whose cause for beatification was opened by the diocese of Soissons.
- Wikidata Q1708279 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joseph Wresinski (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.