George Preca

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George Preca

George Preca ( Maltese Ġorġ Preca ) (born February 12, 1880 in Valletta , † July 26, 1962 in Santa Venera ) was a Maltese priest and founder of the order . He is considered the second apostle of Malta.

Life

George Preca was ordained a priest in 1906 . He gathered young workers who wanted to devote themselves to the lay apostolate , especially catechesis and the preaching of the Gospel . From these groups emerged in 1907 the Society of Christian Doctrine (official name: Societas Doctrinæ Christianæ MUSEUM ) (German: Society of Christian Doctrine ), a society of lay catechists . In 1910 George Preca founded a female section. The young people who devoted themselves to this apostolate were lay celibate people. For this reason, George Preca is considered a forerunner of the lay apostolate, which then became an integral part of the apostolate of the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council . The work was able to develop quickly and establish places of activity in a number of parishes, but defamation and negative press led to a temporary ban on the activities. In 1916 the society finally received the permission of the Bishop of Malta and in 1932 a canonical license. After the Second World War, the Society of Christian Doctrine began to establish itself outside of Malta, first in Australia, later also in Great Britain, Albania, Peru and other countries.

George Preca is the author of over 140 writings, some of which have been translated into English.

It was Pope John Paul II. On May 9, 2001 in Floriana , Malta, beatified and on June 3, 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. canonized . His feast day in the liturgy is July 26th.

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SURNAME Preca, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Preca, Ġorġ (Maltese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Maltese priest, religious founder and saint of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Valletta
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1962
Place of death Santa Venera