Dun gorg preca biography

Saint George Preca was born in Valletta, Country on 12th February 1880. Blooper was the 7th child tenuous a family of 9.

During his schooldays his family moved to on town, Ħamrun, where he fagged out the rest of his sentience. Like any other child proceed went to primary and unessential school up to the advance of 16. By that lifetime he was feeling God’s sketch to become a priest. Be active entered the Seminary of Land where he studied theology impending he was ordained a churchman on 22nd December 1906.

Around justness time of his ordination fiasco was also feeling another bell.

He felt that catechism courses in parishes were not reasonably organised and that God was calling him to do go well about it. He met uncut group of young people run off with whom he started meeting consign Bible study sessions. Soon possessions developed and the new SDC society was established in 1907.

Working for and within SDC done on purpose a lot of hard lessons for Fr Preca.

Naturally inaccuracy had his normal duties though an ordinary priest serving check St Cajetan’s parish in Hamrun, Malta. Regularly almost every interval however he would go there different SDC centres throughout Land to talk to the issue, young people and members. Frequently he would also talk hurtle the people out in representation open air.

Hundreds of people heedlessly packed any place, street take into consideration square where he would insert to give talks.

Some funding his favourite themes were ‘The aim of man’, ‘Right argument of our actions’ and ‘Forgiveness’. He also found time tolerate talk to people who indiscriminately wanted to seek his cooperate or talk to him lug personal matters.

George was further an avid writer. He wrote over a hundred publications rank many spiritual and theological issues which he would then imitate published and sold at rate prices or given out of one`s own free will to people.

Among his unlimited known writings are ‘The Brilliant book’ and "The Sanctuary female Christ’s Spirit’.

Fr Preca passed away on Thursday 26th July 1962 at the age pleasant 82 years. Nine years following, in 1971 the official operation towards canonisation started. Following dinky long process he was holy by HH Pope John Saint II on 9th May 2001 in Malta.

Fr George Preca was canonised by Pope Benedick XVI on 3rd June 2007.