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Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (January 22, 1901 Viña del Mar, Chile - August 18, 1952, Santiago, Chile), was a Chilean Jesuit priest, social worker and writer, founder of the Hogar de Cristo movement. He was canonized on October 23, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming his country's second saint.