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Werenfried van Straaten

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Dutch priest and activist (1913-2003)

NetherlandsReligious FiguresLived 1913 to 2003 · aged 90
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Werenfried van Straaten, born Philippus Johannes Hendricus van Straaten O. Praem., was a Dutch Catholic priest and social activist. He was a Premonstratensian priest expatriate in Germany, who became known for his charitable work across the world. He was the founder of the Catholic charity "Aid to the Church in Need".

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Father Werenfried van StraatenFather Werenfried van StraatenFather Werenfried van Straaten, one of the three "Königsteiner Kirchenväter" (Church Fathers from Königstein), a statue by Christoph LochFather Werenfried van Straaten, one of the three "Königsteiner Kirchenväter" (Church Fathers from Königstein), a statue by Christoph Loch

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Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2003 · aged 90
Written about in
13 languages

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