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Blessed Kristian Hosius

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 January (Premonstratensians)

Born

Later 15th century in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (in the modern Netherlands)

Died

8 January 1570 of natural causes

Biography

Blessed Kristian Hosius, also known as "the father of the poor," was born in the later 15th century in 's-Hertogenbosch, a city in Noord-Brabant, which is now part of the modern Netherlands. Little is known about his early life and family background.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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