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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> He was abandoned at 30 days of age, and was raised in an orphanage in [[Havana]]. |
'''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 [[Ten Years' War]], giving aid to people on both sides. |
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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 Ten Years' War, giving aid to people on both sides.
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.