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Blessed James Miller. This Brother of the Christian Schools was martyred on February 13, 1982, at the age of 37, in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Brother James was born into a family of farmers near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA, on September 21, 1944.
James Alfred Miller, FSC (September 21, 1944 – February 13, 1982), also known as Brother Leo William or Santiago, was an American Catholic member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools .
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing that Brother James Miller died as a martyr Feb. 13, 1982, in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The process for declaring him a martyr began in 2009 and received approval from the theological commission, which means Brother will be beatified.
As a martyr, Br. James needed one miracle posthumously attributed to him to reach the next level toward official sainthood, which is canonization. On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints announced the official date of Beatification of Br. James Miller.
Nov 8, 2018 · Br. James Alfred Miller, who was a religious brother of the Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools (called Christian Brothers) was serving in Guatemala when he was shot to death by...
4 days ago · Brother James Miller was born near Stevens’s Point, Wisconsin. He was the oldest of five siblings in a Catholic farming family that he was always proud of. He loved farm work, but he started thinking about the priesthood as a high school student.
ENG || #LasallianBlesseds In the city of Huehuetenango, in Guatemala, on the front wall of the Indian Center La Salle which would later receive the name of 'Centro Indígena Santiago Miller' a...
