Josemaría Escrivá

Saint Josemaría Escrivá (January 9, 1902 ? June 26, 1975), (also known as Jose María or Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albas) was a Spanish Catholic priest and founder of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, popularly, Opus Dei. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II, who declared Saint Josemaria as "counted among the great witnesses of Christianity." http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/archives/1999Nov/222nov23,vol.10,no.222txt/nov23top.htm John Paul II's decree Christifideles omnes also states: "y inviting Christians to seek union with God through their daily work - which confers dignity on human beings and is their lot as long as they exist on earth - his message is destined to endure as an inexhaustible source of spiritual light regardless of changing epochs and situations." http://gabriel.mps.ohio-state.edu/od/opus.dec

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January 9 - 1902 - June 26 - 1975 - Spanish - Catholic - Priest - Founder - Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei - Canonized - Pope John Paul II

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