San Alberto Hurtado: To God from the discarded

This book is The life of Saint Alberto Hurtado, including his family origins, his childhood, his studies, his charitable actions and the growth and generous display of his vocation in multiple areas, is what is thoroughly covered in this book by Jaime Castellón SJ. The personal intellectual, religious and spiritual development of the Chilean saint is offered framed in the context of the country, the world and the Church in which he lived: it was there that he permanently sought stimuli for his task of discernment in the face of the challenges of charity and social justice that, with an uncontrollable sense of urgency, mobilized his deepest vocation. The author, in a meticulous investigation, has written in these pages a well-founded and lively biographical account of the Chilean saint, thus giving rise to a high-quality historiographical work, admirably documented. With good reason, relevant voices knowledgeable of the works previously written about Father Hurtado have emphasized that this book should have a principal place in the libraries and training centers of the Society of Jesus.

P. JAIME CASTELLON S.J

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