José Olallo
Beatified Cuban Hospitaller Brother (1820–1889)
Feast: 12 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
José Olallo Valdés was born in Havana, Cuba, on 12 February 1820 to unknown parents, left at the St Joseph orphanage and baptised there. At thirteen or fourteen he joined the Hospitaller Order of St John of God at the hospital of Saints Philip and James in Havana.
From 1876, when his last fellow brother died, until his own death in 1889, he served the sick alone, faithful to God and his vows, humble and obedient to all, loving even the ungrateful and envious. The people called him 'Father Olallo'.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A foundling who became a brother of the sick and served them, alone, to the end.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“José Olallo Valdés, OH (12 February 1820 – 7 March 1889) was a Cuban professed religious and a professed member from the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: José Olallo Valdés
- Wikidata Q1608588 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — José Olallo (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.