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    Saint
    Josemaría Escrivá
    Priest and Saint of Ordinary Life
    Born(1902-01-09)9 January 1902
    Barbastro, Spain
    Died26 June 1975(1975-06-26) (aged 73)
    Rome, Italy
    Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
    Beatified17 May 1992, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
    Canonized6 October 2002, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
    Major shrineOur Lady of Peace, Prelatic Church of Opus Dei, Rome, Italy
    Feast26 June
    AttributesPriest attire
    Rosary
    PatronageOpus Dei
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    Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (9 January 1902 – 26 June 1975) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest.

    He founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the teaching that everyone is called to holiness by God and to discover sanctity in their ordinary lives. He was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who declared Josemaría should be "counte