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Only In Print: Diocese of Paterson Continues Push For Canonization of Captain LaRue

July 29, 2021
Benedictine Brother Marinus of St. Paul’s Abbey in Newton, N.J., is seen in this undated photo. Before he became a Benedictine, he was Capt. Leonard LaRue, serving in the Merchant Marine during the Korean War. He is a candidate for sainthood and has the title “Servant of God.” (Photo: CNS/courtesy The Beacon)

By Alexandra Moyen

WINDSOR TERRACE — To achieve what’s been called “the greatest rescue by a single ship in the annals of the sea,” would take the courage of a naval captain in war- time, and the caring heart of a Benedictine monk…

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