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| Born | January 16, 1863 Millington, Maryland |
| Died | February 8, 1940 Garrison, New York |
Paul Wattson, SA, born as Lewis Thomas Wattson (January 16, 1863 – February 8, 1940), was an American priest who co-founded the Society of the Atonement with Mother Lurana White, and the Christian Unity OctaveinThe Episcopal Church. He was later received into the Catholic Church and is remembered as an advocate for ecumenism.[1][2][3][4][5]
Wattson has been named a Servant of God.[6][7]
Founder of the Church Unity Octave, which was a precursor of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The Catholic convert who founded the Society of the Atonement, Father Paul Wattson, S.A., could be one step closer to recognition as a saint.
On November 11, 2014, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops endorsed the cause for canonization of Father Paul Wattson, SA, Servant of God, founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, at their fall meeting in Baltimore.
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