Buffalo Priest on Track to Sainthood

No matter how long you study Church History, there’s still something waiting to be discovered. Today I learned about a priest from upstate New York whose canonization cause has been introduced, Monsignor Nelson H. Baker (1841-1936). A convert and Civil War veteran, he was ordained for the Diocese of Buffalo at age 35. He sreved as Vicar General of the diocese and was named a Monsignor in 1923. At the time of his death in 1936, the “city of charity” he developed under the patronage of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, New York, consisted of a minor basilica, an infant home, a home for unwed mothers, a boys’ orphanage, a boys’ protectory, a hospital, a nurses’ home, and a grade and high school. For more on Monsignor Baker see his website.