Richard the Pilgrim [SEP] canonization status
Richard the Pilgrim
Saint Richard the Pilgrim (also known as St. Richard of Wessex, St. Richard the King, St. Richard the Saxon, St. Richard of Swabia. St. Ricarius) is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox (feastday is 7 February) Churches. There is one church in the UK dedicated to him, St Ricarius Church, Aberford. 
Life.
Richard was from Wessex, England and his real name is uncertain. He appears to have been an Anglo-Saxon chieftain or under-
on the canonization
- Opposition to canonization Alleged irregularities in the Escriva process
- Facts about the Canonization from the Opus Dei website
- Independent Catholic News on the Canonization
- Escrivá Canonization to Spur Development Projects in Africa: Every Pilgrim Will Offer 5 Euro for "Harambee 2002"