Feast June 26
Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Religious founder, patron of ordinary work · Feast June 26
Biography
Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975), a Spanish priest, founded Opus Dei to spread the call to holiness in ordinary work and daily life. Canonized in 2002, he taught that the sanctification of work is at the heart of the Christian vocation.
Feast day
June 26
Patronage
- ordinary work
- the laity
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
6
Feast day of month
26
