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Tomás Alvira
Spanish educator (1906-1992)
Servant of GodSpain
Born
1906
Died
1992
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Writer, educator; born in Villanueva de Gállego; died in Madrid.
The miracles
Cause open
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
Tomás Alvira 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: Opus Dei: the cause of Tomás Alvira and his wife Paquita.
Connected on this site
- Paquita Domínguez Susín (Francisca Domínguez Susín) Servant of God“A wife and mother of Opus Dei whose cause is joined to that of her husband, the chemist Tomás Alvira.” — this site's research
Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni - Servi di DioTomás Alvira Alvira e Paquita Domínguez Susín — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: Servi di DioTomás Alvira Alvira e Paquita Domínguez Susín - Sposi, laici dell’Opus Dei | Tomás: Villanueva de Gállego, 17 gennaio 1906 - Madri
- Wikidata Q5845098 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.