12 February 1880 – 26 July 1962) was a Maltese Catholic priest, the founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine and a Third Order Carmelite.
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Feastday: May 9. Patron: of Malta, Society of Christian Doctrine Birth: 1880. Death: 1962. Beatified: 9 May 2001, Floriana, Malta by Pope John Paul II
Blessed George Preca has been renowned for his holiness both in Malta and wherever the Maltese have settled.
The idea of the Holy Father concerning these five new mysteries may have been taken from a Maltese priest whom the Pope beatified in 2001, Fr. George Preca.
Father George Preca was proclaimed the first Maltese Catholic saint. He was canonized in Rome on 3 June 2007 along with three other new saints.
Saint George Preca was born in Valletta, Malta on 12th February 1880. He was the 7th child in a family of 9. During his childhood his family moved to ...
Saint George Preca 1880-1962. Diocesan Priest and Carmelite Tertiary. Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine in Malta 1907. Declared Saint by Benedict.
May 12, 2021 · George Preca, born in La Valletta on the Island of Malta, was a friend of Jesus and a witness to the holiness that derives from him.
Saint George Preca was a priest of the island of Malta! You may have heard that the two bishops of the island of Malta have ruled that the divorced and ...
Roman Catholic Saint. Maltese born Monsignor George Preca, affectionately known as "Dun Ġorġ", founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine who would become the ...