Josemaría Escrivá [SEP] date of death
Josemaría Escrivá
Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (9 January 1902 – 26 June 1975) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness by God and that ordinary life can result in sanctity. He was canonized during 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who declared Saint Josemaría should be "counted among the great witnesses of Christianity."
Escrivá gained a doctorate in civil law at the Complutense University of Madrid and
Canonization of Josemaría Escrivá
Canonization of Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer discusses John Paul II's decision to canonize Josemaría Escrivá, founder of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, more commonly known as Opus Dei.
History of the Cause of Canonization.
According to the Vatican, here is the chronology of the process of canonization:
History of the Cause of Canonization From death to beatification.
- 1975 - 1980: After Escriva's death on June 26, 1975, the Postulation for the Cause of his beatification