Venerable

Nelson Baker

Priest

Type of Cause

Heroic Virtues

birtH – Death

02/16/1842 - 07/29/1936

Birth Location

Buffalo, New York

Region of Country

Northeast

State or territory

New York

"But when I stand in judgment, do you think I will be asked if I thought they were worthy of charity, or do you think I will be asked if I gave?"

- Venerable Nelson Baker

Name of Guild or Sponsoring Organization

Guild

Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity

Our Lady of Victory Basilica

Diocese leading cause

Buffalo

Location of Shrine or Burial

Lackawanna, New York

Feast day

N/A

Email info for cause or shrine

olvrectory@ourladyofvictory.org

Address for cause or shrine

Our Lady of Victory National Shrine 767 Ridge Rd. Lackwanna, NY 14218

Date Declared
Servant of God

07/06/1987

Date positio
Approved

11/09/2010

Date Declared
VEnerable

01/14/2011

1st set of miracles approveD
^or Decree of Martyrom
^or Offer of Life

DatE
Beatified

2nd set of miracles
Approved

DatE
Canonized

Biography

Coming soon!

Prayer for Beatification or Canonization or intercession

Lord, you gave us Your Servant Nelson Baker as an example of service to the poor, homeless and the young. By "Father Baker's" ardent concern for those in need, inflame our hearts and lives with compassion for the poor, justice for the oppressed, hope for the troubled and courage to those in doubt.

We pray through the intercession of Our Lady of Victory, if it be Your will, that Your Servant, Nelson Baker, may one day be canonized.

Amen.

Glory Be (3 times).

Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.

Books

APOSTLE OF CHARITY: THE FATHER NELSON HENRY BAKER STORY

FATHER OF THE FATHERLESS: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF FATHER NELSON BAKER

Father of the Fatherless: The Story of Nelson Baker