Solanus Casey

Religious Leader

Birthday November 25, 1870

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Wisconsin

DEATH DATE Jul 31, 1957 (86)

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About

Catholic brother who helped the poor in Brooklyn and Detroit.

Before Fame

After leaving the family farm, he became a lumberjack, orderly, prison guard, and street car operator.

Trivia

Despite a disease he had while he was young, which wreaked havoc on his voice, his work as a priest made him a candidate for sainthood.

Family Life

He had fifteen siblings.

Associated With

In 1995, Pope John Paul II declared him to be venerable.