Nelson Baker
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Nelson Henry Baker (February 16, 1842 – July 29, 1936) was a Catholic priest and church administrator in the Buffalo, New York, area. At the time of his death in 1936, he had developed a "city of charity" at Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, New York. It consisted of a minor basilica, an infant home, a home for unwed mothers, a boys' orphanage, a boys' protectory, a hospital, a nurses' house, and a grade and high school.
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Nelson Henry Baker | |
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Born | (1842-02-16)February 16, 1842 Buffalo, New York, United States |
Died | July 29, 1936(1936-07-29) (aged 94) Lackawanna, New York, United States |
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Since 1986, the parish and the Diocese of Buffalo have been working to secure Baker's canonization. He was declared venerable in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.