Álvaro del Portillo
Engineer
Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano was a Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the prelate of Opus Dei between 1982 and 1994 as the successor to Josemaría Escrivá.
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Born: March 11, 1914, Madrid, Spain
Died: March 23, 1994 (age 80 years), Rome, Italy
Place of burial: Iglesia de Santa María de la Paz, Rome, Italy
Beatified: 27 September 2014; Madrid, Spain; by Cardinal Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Francis)
Feast day: 12 May
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