Freedom, A Gift from God (booklet)

St. Josemaria Escriva was born on January 9, 1902 in Barbastro, Spain. He was ordained to the priesthood on March 28, 1925, in Saragosa. On october 2, 1928, by divine inspiration he founded Opus Dei. On June 26, 1975, he died unexpectedly in Rome in the room where he worked, after a last affectionate glance at the picture of Our Lady. Opus Dei had by then spread to five continents, with over 60,000 members of 80 nationalities, serving the Church with the same spirit of complete union with the Pope and the Bishops which characterized St. Josemaria. His Holiness Pope John Paul II canonized the Founder of Opus Dei in Rome in October 6, 2002. His feast is celebrated on June 26. The body of St. Josemaria rests in the Prelatic Church of Our Lady of Peace, Viale Bruno Buozi 75, Rome.