Venerable Nelson Baker/Footprints

Footprints for Venerable Nelson Baker are tour-depth life-trace places — walkable stops, shrines, and mission sites for pilgrimage maps. They are not a second copy of the five infobox significant locations, and not every church dedicated to this person. Full catalog: Footprints · trails: Tour Regional Trails · nearby: NearMe. This tour: 8 stop(s) stored in Cargo VisitAccess: Public = open to pilgrims · Limited = hours/appointment or exterior · Private / Unknown = do not treat as a tourist stop. Prefer a real source URL before marking Public. Editors: Add or edit stops with form · Form help · Template fields Please keep life-trace scope (Footprints / lab SCOPE). A later fact-pack re-publish may overwrite form edits unless the YAML pack is updated too.

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Footprints

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• Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica (Lackawanna) (Pastoral ministry & legacy) [Public] Shrine – 767 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218, Lackawanna, New York, United States
  • Year: 1926
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Basilica and national shrine complex built under Fr. Nelson Baker’s leadership; heart of his care for orphans, unwed mothers, and the poor in Lackawanna. Consecrated and named a minor basilica in 1926. Primary public pilgrimage stop — multi-building campus rather than a single notable line.
  • Sources: https://www.olvbasilica.org/; https://www.ourladyofvictory.org/; https://www.fatherbaker.org/

• Tomb of Venerable Nelson Baker (within the basilica) (Death & burial) [Public] Shrine – 767 Ridge Road (basilica interior tomb), Lackawanna, NY 14218, Lackawanna, New York, United States
  • Year: 1999
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Baker’s remains were moved from Holy Cross Cemetery into a tomb within the basilica (March 1999). Primary prayer stop for pilgrims seeking his intercession; declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI (14 Jan 2011).
  • Sources: https://www.olvbasilica.org/the-father-baker-museum; https://www.fatherbaker.org/

• Father Baker Museum (basilica lower level) (Legacy) [Public] Other – 767 Ridge Road (basilica lower level), Lackawanna, NY 14218, Lackawanna, New York, United States
  • Year: 2009
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Expanded museum in the lower level of the basilica interpreting Baker’s life, Civil War service, priesthood, and City of Charity works. Natural orientation stop before or after prayer at the tomb and upper church.
  • Sources: https://www.olvbasilica.org/the-father-baker-museum; https://www.fatherbaker.org/the-father-baker-museum

• Our Lady of Victory institutions campus (City of Charity) (Social ministry) [Limited] Other – Our Lady of Victory campus (east of basilica), Lackawanna, NY 14218, Lackawanna, New York, United States
  • Year: 1890
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Historic “City of Charity” works associated with Baker — protectory, hospital, infant home, and related institutions for orphans and the poor. Some buildings repurposed; Limited exterior/history interpretation rather than full interior tourism.
  • Sources: https://www.olvbasilica.org/; https://www.fatherbaker.org/

• St. Joseph Cathedral (Buffalo) – diocesan mother church context (Diocesan ministry) [Public] Church – 50 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202, Buffalo, New York, United States
  • Year: 1890
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Mother church of the Buffalo diocese in which Fr. Baker labored for decades. Public downtown cathedral pairing with Lackawanna OLV campus.
  • Sources: https://www.buffalodiocese.org/; https://www.fatherbaker.org/

• Our Lady of Victory institutions – orphanage & “City of Charity” campus (Social ministry) [Limited] Other – Lackawanna OLV campus east of basilica, NY, Lackawanna, New York, United States
  • Year: 1890
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Campus of Baker’s orphanage, hospital, and trade-school works beside the basilica — “Padre of the poor” landscape. Exterior/history context.
  • Sources: https://www.fatherbaker.org/

• Buffalo / Lackawanna early life & vocation region (Childhood & vocation) [Limited] Outdoor – Buffalo–Lackawanna corridor, NY, Buffalo, New York, United States
  • Year: 1842
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Baker’s Western New York roots (born 1842) and long Buffalo diocese ministry frame the Lackawanna shrine story. Limited regional context — use the OLV campus as the walk-up itinerary.
  • Sources: https://www.fatherbaker.org/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Baker

• Holy Cross Cemetery association (earlier burial) (Death & burial) [Limited] Cemetery – Holy Cross Cemetery area, Lackawanna / Buffalo, NY, Lackawanna, New York, United States
  • Year: 1936
  • Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
  • Baker was first buried at Holy Cross Cemetery after his death (26 Jul 1936); remains were later transferred to the basilica tomb (1999). Secondary historical pin — prefer the basilica tomb for pilgrimage prayer.
  • Sources: https://www.olvbasilica.org/the-father-baker-museum; https://hellobuffalohikes.com/our-lady-of-victory-basilica-the-man-who-built-it/