page_title: Werenfried van Straaten
hierarchical_section_title: Werenfried van Straaten
caption_attribution_description: English: Founder of Aid to the Church in Need
context_page_description: Werenfried van Straaten, born Philippus Johannes Hendricus van Straaten O. Praem., was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist. He was a Premonstratensian priest expatriate in Germany, who became known for his humanitarian work, particularly as founder of the international Catholic association Aid to the Church in Need. He was known affectuously as the "Bacon Priest".
context_section_description: Werenfried van Straaten, born Philippus Johannes Hendricus van Straaten O. Praem. (January 17, 1913 – January 31, 2003), was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest and social activist. He was a Premonstratensian priest expatriate in Germany, who became known for his humanitarian work, particularly as founder of the international Catholic association Aid to the Church in Need. He was known affectuously as the "Bacon Priest".
caption: Father Werenfried van Straaten
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