José Gálvez Ginachero
Spanish doctor (1866-1952)
Who they were
José Gálvez Ginachero (29 September 1866 - 29 April 1952) was a Spanish Roman Catholic doctor. Gálvez Ginachero studied in Granada and Madrid in medicine where he obtained excellent results before doing additional studies in Berlin and Paris. His return to his hometown saw him implement practices he learnt in Europe that not all doctors followed in terms of sanitation in order to reduce patient deaths. He was a distinguished doctor noted for his care for the poor and his meticulous attention to medical practices. This earned him accolades in recognition of his importance to the Málaga social arena and earn him praise from the nation's monarchs.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
José Gálvez Ginachero is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Association for the cause of Jose Galvez Ginachero.
- Vatican News — Descubre al médico y alcalde malagueño que hizo de la caridad su estilo de vida — Vatican News covers the cause of the Servant of God José Gálvez Ginachero (1866-1952), doctor and mayor of Málaga, whose diocesan phase closed in 2017.
- Wikidata Q5940292 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — José Gálvez Ginachero (CC BY-SA)
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