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'''José Olalla''' was a Cuban [[friar]], beatified in 2008. <ref>{{cite journal |title=Cuban landmark for Catholic friar |journal=BBC |year=2008 |issue=November 30 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7757062.stm |accessdate=2008-11-30 }}</ref> |
'''José Olalla''' was a Cuban [[friar]], beatified in 2008. <ref>{{cite journal |title=Cuban landmark for Catholic friar |journal=BBC |year=2008 |issue=November 30 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7757062.stm |accessdate=2008-11-30 }}</ref> He was abandoned at 30 days of age, and was raised in an orphanage in [[Havana]]. |
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A member of the [[Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God |Hospitallier Order of Saint John of God]], he helped the sick and wounded during Cuba's |
A member of the [[Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God |Hospitallier Order of Saint John of God]], he helped the sick and wounded during Cuba's first War of Independence. |
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[[Raul Castro]] attended his beatification ceremony. |
[[Raul Castro]] attended his beatification ceremony. |
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José Olalla Valdés | |
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| Blessed, "father of the poor" | |
| Born | February 12, 1820 Havana |
| Died | March 7, 1889 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | November 29, 2008 [1], Camagüey, Cuba by Cardinal Jose Saravila Martins |
José Olalla was a Cuban friar, beatified in 2008. [2] He was abandoned at 30 days of age, and was raised in an orphanage in Havana.
A member of the Hospitallier Order of Saint John of God, he helped the sick and wounded during Cuba's first War of Independence.
Raul Castro attended his beatification ceremony.
References
- ^ "First beatification in Cuba: Brother José Olallo Valdez". Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Cuban landmark for Catholic friar". BBC (November 30). 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.