List of Opus Dei saints and beatified people

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Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei
Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, successor of Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, first numerary beatified
Tomas and Paquita Alvira, one of the three Opus Dei couples proposed for sainthood
Salvadora [Dora] del Hoyo, numerary assistant

This list of Opus saints and beatified people includes not only saints of the Catholic Church but also those who are not yet recognized as saints but as beati, venerabili, servants of God or candidates for sainthood and who are significantly associated with the Opus Dei movement.

In the year 1928, Fr. Josemaría Escrivá, a diocesan priest in Zaragoza, Spain, received the inspiration of establishing the Opus Dei (English: Work of God), a way by which Catholics might learn to sanctify themselves by their secular work.[1] After founding the movement, numerous people of different ways of secular life and nationality became members and later received pontifical approval from Pope Pius XII. It became one of the largest Catholic existing movements in the Catholic Church, existing in 90 countries.[2]

Since its establishment, numerous members earned the reputation for sainthood and eventually were beatified. The first to receive glorification in the Catholic Church was Josemaría Escrivá who was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. He was followed by his successor, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, who was beatified in 2014, and Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia,[3] the first layperson beatified in 2019.

Saints[]

  • Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer Albás (1902–1975), Priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid; Founder of Opus Dei (Huesca, Spain – Rome, Italy)
    • Declared "Venerable": April 9, 1990
    • Beatified: May 17, 1992 by Pope John Paul II
    • Canonized: October 6, 2002 by Pope John Paul II

Blesseds[]

Venerables[]

  • María Montserrat Grases García (1941–1959), Catalan university student; numerary (Barcelona, Spain)
    • Declared "Venerable": April 26, 2016
  • Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma (1902–1943), Argentinian industrial engineer; numerary (Buenos Aires, Argentina �� Madrid, Spain)[4]
    • Declared "Venerable": December 21, 2016
  • Alexia González-Barros González (1971–1985), Spanish school girl; associate (Madrid – Navarra, Spain)
    • Declared "Venerable": July 5, 2018

Servants of God[]

  • José María Hernández Garnica (1913–1972), Spanish priest and civil engineer (Madrid – Barcelona, Spain)
  • Fernando Crespo Alfageme (1907–1976) and María Lourdes de Miguel Crespo de Crespo (1913–1983), Spanish couple; supernumerary (León, Spain)
  • José Luis Múzquiz de Miguel (1912–1983), Spanish priest and canon lawyer (Badajoz, Spain – Massachusetts, United States)
  • Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia (1910–1985), Spanish physician; supernumerary (Segovia – Navarra, Spain)
  • Antonio [Toni] Zweifel (1938–1989), Swiss mechanical engineer; numerary (Verona, Italy – Zürich, Switzerland)
  • Jeremy Joyner White (1938–1990), English professor and historian; numerary (England, United Kingdom – Lagos, Nigeria)[5]
  • Ernesto Guillermo Cofiño Ubico (1899–1991), Guatemalan pediatrician; supernumerary (Guatemala City, Guatemala)[6]
  • Arturo Álvarez Ramírez (1935–1992), Mexican engineer; associate (Estado de México – Jalisco, Mexico)[7]
  • Tomás Alvira y Alvira (1906–1992), Spanish chemist and professor; supernumerary (Zaragoza – Madrid, Spain)
  • Francisca [Paquita] Domínguez Susín de Alvira (1912–1994), Spanish school teacher; supernumerary (Huesca – Madrid, Spain)
  • María Encarnación [Encarnita] Ortega Pardo (1920-1995), Spanish consecrated laywoman; numerary assistant (Pontevedra – Navarra, Spain)
  • Laura Busca Otaegui de Ortiz de Landázuri (1918–2000), Spanish pharmacist; supernumerary (Guipúzcoa – Navarra, Spain)
  • Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal (1920–2003), Bishop of Santa María de Los Ángeles (Tarragona, Spain – Santiago, Chile)
  • Salvadora [Dora] Onorata del Hoyo Alonso (1914–2004), Spanish domestic worker; numerary assistant (León, Spain – Rome, Italy)
  • Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (1927–2006), Archbishop of Guayaquil (Buenos Aires, Argentina – Quito, Ecuador)
  • Marcelo Henrique Câmara (1979–2008), Brazilian lawyer; numerary (Santa Catarina, Brazil)[8]

Candidates for sainthood[]

  • Carmen Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (1899–1957), Spanish laywoman; cooperator (Zaragoza, Spain – Rome, Italy)[9]
  • Ruth Van Kooy Pakaluk (1957–1998), American pro-life activist; supernumerary (Massachusetts, United States)[10][11][12]
  • Margaret Atieno Ogola (1958–2011), Kenyan physician and writer; supernumerary (Asembo – Nairobi, Kenya)[13][14]
  • Javier Echevarría Rodríguez (1932–2016), Prelate of Opus Dei (Madrid, Spain – Rome, Italy)
  • Adoracion "Dory" Toñega (1929–2017), Filipino child psychiatrist; numerary (Manila, Philippines)
  • Pedro Ballester Arenas (1996–2018), British chemical engineering student; numerary (England, United Kingdom)[15]
  • Placido Mapa Jr. (1932–2019), Filipino businessman and economist; supernumerary (Negros Occidental – Manila, Philippines)[16]
  • Richard "Dick" Rieman (1925–2019), American priest (Illinois – Massachusetts, United States)[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Burger, John. "The Real St. Josemaria Escriva and the Film Version", National Catholic Register, May 16, 2011
  2. ^ "Opus Dei to produce Italian cartoon and mini-series on St. Josemaria Escriva". Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri".
  4. ^ Opus Dei – Venerable Isidoro Zorzano opusdei.org.es
  5. ^ Arm-wrestling with Jeremy White: Jeremy White’s biographer, Ikechukwu Obiaya describes his writing as self-discovery. opusdei.org, 30 May 2017
  6. ^ Opus Dei – Ernesto Cofiño
  7. ^ Beatification Cause Opened for Arturo Alvarez opusdei.org, 26 January 2022
  8. ^ HOME – Marcelo Câmara
  9. ^ Opus Dei – Carmen Escrivá
  10. ^ Opus Dei – A Joyful Warrior of Life opusdei.org, 22 August 2011
  11. ^ Ruth Pakaluk, a zealous apostle in Massachusetts Opus Dei Today, 4 April 2010
  12. ^ Ruth Pakaluk
  13. ^ Opus Dei – The Virtues of Healing opusdei.org, February 12, 2004
  14. ^ Margaret OGOLA (2 June 1958 – 22 September 2011) Opus Dei Today, 30 September 2011
  15. ^ Pedro Ballester
  16. ^ Opus Dei – Placido L. Mapa, Jr. (June 24, 1932 to May 5, 2019) opusdei.org, 12 May 2019
  17. ^ Opus Dei Fr. Dick Rieman (November 8, 1925 - December 2, 2019) opusdei.org, 2 December 2019

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