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This list of Opus Dei saints and beatified people includes not only saints of the Catholic Church and those officially beatified by the Church (beati), but also those considered venerabili, servants of God or candidates for sainthood, who are faithful of the Prelature of Opus Dei.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] Opus Dei is formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei.

Since its establishment, numerous faithful have earned a reputation for holiness and eventually canonized or beatified. The first to reach the glories of the altar was 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. In 2019, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia,[4] was beatified, the first lay faithful of Opus Dei to be given such an honor.

Saints

Blesseds

Venerables

Servants of God

Candidates for sainthood

References

  1. ^ Opus Dei – Canonization Causes opusdei.org
  2. ^ "Burger, John. "The Real St. Josemaria Escriva and the Film Version", National Catholic Register, May 16, 2011".
  3. ^ "Opus Dei to produce Italian cartoon and mini-series on St. Josemaria Escriva". Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri".
  5. ^ "Oscar Romero and St. Josemaria". Opus Dei.
  6. ^ "Oscar Romero's Exaggerating Critics | Filip Mazurczak". First Things. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Opus Dei - Venerable Isidoro Zorzano". Opus Dei.
  8. ^ "Opus Dei - Ernesto Cofiño". Opus Dei.
  9. ^ "Arm-wrestling with Jeremy White". Opus Dei.
  10. ^ "Beatification Cause Opened for Arturo Alvarez". Opus Dei.
  11. ^ "HOME". Marcelo Câmara.
  12. ^ "Carmen Escrivá". Opus Dei.
  13. ^ "Pepe Serret". Opus Dei.
  14. ^ "Pepe Serret, the inspirational memory of a great friend". Omnesmag. November 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "Pepe Serret, Hymn to life". Palabra.
  16. ^ "A Joyful Warrior for Life". Opus Dei.
  17. ^ "Ruth Pakaluk, a zealous apostle in Massachusetts | Opus Dei today". April 4, 2010.
  18. ^ "Ruth Pakaluk". Ruth Pakaluk.
  19. ^ "The Virtues of Healing". Opus Dei.
  20. ^ "Margaret OGOLA (2 June 1958 – 22 September 2011) | Opus Dei today". September 30, 2011.
  21. ^ "Pedro's Story". www.pedrosstory.com.
  22. ^ "Placido L. Mapa, Jr. (June 24, 1932 to May 5, 2019)". Opus Dei.
  23. ^ "Fr. Dick Rieman (November 8, 1925 - December 2, 2019)". Opus Dei.