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Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica is in Lackawanna, NY, in the Diocese of Buffalo.
"For five years, Father (Nelson) Baker served as assistant at the Limestone Hill Institutions in Lackawanna, NY, which included an orphanage, boy's protectory and small parish. After serving for a little less than one year in Corning, NY, he was called to return to Lackawanna to take over the charitable organization that would become Our Lady of Victory Institutions. Father Baker grew the existing services and expanded the scope of ministry to include an industrial school, a home for unwed mothers and infants, and a hospital.
"In thanksgiving to his patroness for all her help, Father Baker (at age 74) built Our Lady of Victory 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.
"In 1987, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the initiation of Father Baker's Cause for Canonization. His earthly remains were moved from a nearby cemetery to a tomb within the Basilica in March 1999. Pope Benedict XVI declared Father Baker Venerable on January 14, 2011."
Source: www.olvbasilica.org/the-fathe...
Father Baker never took credit for any accomplishments, always deferring to the Blessed Mother, famously saying, "She Did It All!"
4 янв 2023
