5 Ways Father Baker's Numnies Changed History

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In 1987, Father Baker’s Cause for Canonization began when he was named a " Servant of God " by the Vatican. In 1998, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome recommended that his remains be moved into the basilica from nearby Holy Cross Cemetery. A Hero Until the End His “City” expanding quickly, Father Baker’s body began to slow down, but the humble priest still had a few things left on his “to do” list! One of them – his biggest dream yet – had been in his mind since his pilgrimage to Europe when he was in the seminary. Father Baker was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Buffalo in 1876. He was immediately assigned as assistant to the failing St. Joseph’s Orphanage and St. John’s Protectory in Limestone Hill, N.Y. Baker saw the venture, which was deeply in debt, as a floundering enterprise of the church and requested reassignment. Father Nelson Baker with some of the many orphans he helped over his long tenure at Our Lady of Victory, funded in part by his seemingly inexplicable discovery of natural gas on parish property. Father Nelson Baker , long before he built Our Lady of Victory Basilica, he carried a rifle, in the Union Army. The Padre of the Poor, as he came to be known, expanded and upgraded an existing. Father Baker was on his way to building his “City of Charity.” By 1901, the number of boys at St. John’s Protectory tripled to 385, and in St. Joseph’s Orphanage, the total number of. Father Baker ’s Cause for Canonization began when he was named " Servant of God" by Vatican officials in 1987. He received the second title in the historic sainthood process in 2011 as he was named “Venerable.” His cause awaits the confirmation of a miracle to move on to the next step, beatification. In thanksgiving to his patroness for all her help, Father Baker built OLV National Shrine & Basilica, which was consecrated and named a minor basilica in 1926. He continued his outreach to those in need in the surrounding region until his death on July 29, 1936.