Canonization

Tags: Canonization, Pope John Paul II

On October 6 2002 Pope John Paul II canonized St Josemaria, founder of Opus Dei, in the presence of over 300,000 people from around the world.

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St Josemaria Escriva

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List of Contents

Praying the Rosary
St. Josemaria's visits to the UK
What is Opus Dei?
St Josemaria in Lourdes
How Opus Dei came into being
Canonization
June 26 2008 in Rome
To young people
Working for love

Video

October 6, 2002, in two minutes

It is now nine years since Blessed Pope John Paul II called St Josemaria "the patron saint of ordinary life". A two-minute videoclip shows moments from the canonization ceremony in St Peter's Square, October 6, 2002.

Documents

Canonization of Saint Josemaria
John Paul II - Speech given by John Paul II to the Participants of the Canonization of Josemaria Escriva. October 7, 2002
Dario Chimeno - From 17 May 1992 to 6 October 2002
Vitorio Messori - The work that Escrivá did not want to found. The story of a priest who became a saint