Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint (born 1902)

Josemaría Escrivá

Spanish Catholic priest and saint (1902–1975)

Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.