Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Also known as: Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 26
Born
January 9, 1902
Died
June 26, 1975
Canonized
6 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 May 1992 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Josemaría Escrivá, also known as Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, was born on January 9, 1902, in Barbastro, Spain. He was one of six children born to Jose and Dolores Escriva, but sadly, three of his siblings died in infancy. His father was a small businessman, and when his business failed in 1915, the family moved to Logroño, Spain....
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