Saint Dun Gorg Preca Steps

These steps are dedicated to Saint Dun Gorg Preca.Gorg Preca was born in Valletta, Malta, on 12th February 1880. He studied at the Lyceum, the main secondary school on the island, and at the Major Seminary. While he was still a deacon he fell gravely ill and his doctor lost all hope in his recovery. However, God healed him miraculously through the intercession of St. Joseph. He was ordained on 22nd December 1906.Pope Benedict XVI approved the healing of an infant by Dun Gorg, resulting in his sainthood process being formally declared on 3rd June 2007 in Saint Peter's Square, after a consistory formalised the canonisation celebration date on 23rd February 2007 at 11am. This made Preca Malta's second saint - Saint Publius was the first. The Pope said that Preca is "a friend of Jesus".His mortal remains were found to be perfectly preserved in the year 2000. He was be beatified on the 9th May 2001, the second day of the Pope's second visit to Malta. His feast day is the 9th of May.

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