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Statue of Saint Josemaría in Saint Peter’s Basilica

On August 30 a statue of Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, founder of Opus Dei, was placed on the outside of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The 5-metre marble statue stands in a niche on the outside of the left transept of the Basilica, also known as [...]
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A travelling statue of Saint Josemaría for Paraguay

A statue blessed by Pope John Paul II on 6 October 2002 at the end of the canonization ceremony of Saint Josemaría has been taken through the whole of Paraguay, travelling from the north to the south of the country in a journey lasting nearly [...]
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Statue of Saint Josemaría in Saint Helena’s Catholic Church, New Jersey

When Rene Gochuico from Edison, New Jersey arrived home from attending Saint Josemaría’s canonization, he talked to his pastor about the possibility of putting a statue of the new Saint in the parish church, Saint Helena’s. The pastor, Msgr Armando Perini, liked the idea, and [...]
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Devotion to Saint Josemaría in San Felice d’Ocre, Italy

“It makes me proud to know that the district for which I am responsible holds not only a spiritual presence but a physical presence of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei”, said Dr Nanda Palesse, Mayor of Ocre, L’Aquila, Italy, during a ceremony held [...]
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