George Preca
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 62 years ago |
Date of birth | February 12,1880 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Valletta |
Malta | |
Died | Santa Venera |
Malta | |
Date of died | July 26,1962 |
Canon | 3 June 2007, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
Feast | 9 May |
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ID | 3962067 |
George Preca Life story
George Preca was a Maltese Catholic priest and the founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine as well as a Third Order Carmelite. He is known as "Dun Ġorġ" in Maltese and Pope John Paul II dubbed him "Malta’s second father in faith". He assumed the religious name of "Franco" after becoming a Third Order Carmelite.