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List Of Opus Dei Saints And Beatified People
This list of Opus Dei saints and beatified people includes not only List of Catholic saints, saints of the Catholic Church and those officially beatified by the Church (Beatification, beati), but also those considered List of venerated Catholics, venerabili, Servant of God, servants of God or candidates for sainthood, who are faithful of the Prelature of Opus Dei. In the year 1928, Fr. Josemaría Escrivá, a diocesan priest in Zaragoza, Spain, received the inspiration of establishing ''Opus Dei'' (English: ''Work of God''), a way by which Catholics might learn to sanctify themselves in and through their secular work. After its foundation, numerous people from different walks of ordinary life and nationalities became members. The institution later received pontifical approval from Pope Pius XII. It has become one of the largest existing Catholic organization for lay faithful in the Catholic Church, existing in 90 countries. Opus Dei is formally known as the Prelature of the Holy C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Catholic Saints
This is an incomplete list of people and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints. According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision. Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the ''Roman Martyrology'';Roman Martyrology by Month 1916 Edition Geoffrey K. Mondello, Boston Catholic Journal still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the larger worldwide church. Candidates go through the following four steps on the way to being declared saints. Saints acknowledged by the |
Salesians Of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint John Bosco to help poor children during the Industrial Revolution. The congregation was named after Saint Francis de Sales, a 17th-century bishop of Geneva. The Salesians' charter describes the society's mission as "the Christian perfection of its associates obtained by the exercise of spiritual and corporal works of charity towards the young, especially the poor, and the education of boys to the priesthood". Its associated women's institute is the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, while the lay movement is the Association of Salesian Cooperators. History In 1845 Don John Bosco ("Don (honorific)#Italy, Don" being a traditional Italian honorific for priest) opened a night school for boys in Valdocco (Turin), Valdocco, now part of the municipality of Turin in Italy. In the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Joyner White
Jeremy Joyner White (18 May 1938 – 23 April 1990) was a British scholar. His secondary education took place at Wellington College. He went on to study at Cambridge University where in 1959 he obtained a bachelor's degree in History and Modern Languages. He obtained a doctorate degree in History in 1970 from Nigeria's premier university, the University of Ibadan. His first employment in Nigeria was at the Institute of Administration, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife, as a lecturer and research fellow. In October 1973, he moved to Lagos having been appointed a lecturer at the Department of History, University of Lagos. White obtained Nigerian citizenship in 1985. At the time of his death, he was an associate professor at the University of Lagos. Early life Ikechukwu Obiaya, his biographer, states that "Dr White was the only child of Francis W. J. White and Audrey Mary White. Francis W. J. White, of Irish origin, was a colonel in the British army an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Zweifel
Toni Zweifel (15 February 1938 – 24 November 1989) was Swiss engineer who patented several inventions. He founded and served as director of the Limmat Foundation, a foundation that supports social projects all over the world with a majority of women as project beneficiaries. He was a numerary member of the Opus Dei. His process for beatification was opened by the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ....Opus Dei Information OfficeToni’s Life accessed February 15, 2021 References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Zweifel, Toni 1938 births 1989 deaths Swiss engineers Opus Dei members Swiss Servants of God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Muzquiz
Joseph Muzquiz (1912-1983) was a Spanish priest who was an early member of Opus Dei. He worked to establish the movement around the world. The cause for his canonization was opened by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, where he died. Biography He was born José Luis Múzquiz y de Miguel in Badajoz, Spain, on 14 October 1912. He went to Madrid to study engineering, and it was there that he met Josemaría Escrivá, the future founder of the Opus Dei movement. He joined the Nationalist army during the Spanish Civil War when Nationalist forces occupied his city. After the war, he was admitted to the newly founded Opus Dei in January 1940. Muzquiz continued in his profession, working on the reconstruction of the nation's infrastructure, building bridges around the country. He went on to earn three doctorates in total: in civil engineering, history and in canon law. He lived out his religious commitment through evangelization among his friends and colleagues. He was one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Lourdes De Alfageme
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Crespo Alfageme
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". First name * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon A * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist * Fernando de Araújo (other), multiple people B * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court * Fernando Botero, Colombian artist * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer C * Fernando Cabrera (baseball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexia González-Barros González
Alexia González-Barros González (7 March 1971 – 5 December 1985) was a Spanish Roman Catholic child. González-Barros studied in school in Madrid and in her childhood received a papal blessing from Pope John Paul II during her trip to Rome. But in late 1984 she began feeling pains in her arm and back that led to a diagnosis two months later as being a malignant tumor in the vertebral column transforming into spinal cancer. Her siblings and friends remembered her for her piousness and her dedication to practicing holiness in all aspects of life. In 2008 a controversial film was released depicting her life and death; the director maintains that it was a fictional tale that did not depict González-Barros even though it was dedicated to her and drew on some aspects of her life. Her siblings and Opus Dei railed against the film for its perceived slander and inaccuracies that were "unjust". Her beatification process launched in 1991 and she became titled as a Servant of God. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma
Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma (13 September 1902 – 15 July 1943) was a Spanish people, Spanish Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic member of Opus Dei. Zorzano was a naturalized Argentine people, Argentine due to being born in Buenos Aires though upon his relocating to Spain met and befriended Fr Josemaría Escrivá and soon joined the latter's embryonic foundation, which would later become the first personal prelature of the Catholic Church. He worked as an engineer and worked in several places though his compassion and love for the poor led people around him to name him as a saint due to his efforts in alleviating their suffering through various means; he aided priests and Opus Dei alike during the Spanish Civil War and he himself kept to himself for most of that period to avoid being targeted and killed. His cause for sainthood opened under Pope Pius XII on 11 October 1948 and he became titled as a Servant of God while the confirmation of his heroic virtue allowed Pope Francis to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montserrat Grases
María Montserrat Grases García (10 July 1941 – 26 March 1959) was a Spanish secular member of Opus Dei. Grases became part of Opus Dei on 24 December 1957 after she discerned whether or not her path would allow her to join their ranks. Her cheerfulness and friendship with others made her a known figure for her piousness and her compassionate nature towards the poor and the ill since she would often catechize to children and tend to the poor in the poor regions in Barcelona alongside her friends. Grases further continued her studies despite her bone cancer and she continued to demonstrate a cheerful demeanor centered on offering her suffering for Opus Dei's founder Saint Josemaría Escrivá and for both Pope Pius XII and Pope John XXIII who both reigned during her illness. The cause for her beatification commenced after her death on 19 December 1962 thus making her known as a Servant of God while the confirmation of her heroic virtue on 26 April 2016 allowed for Pope Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
