José Olallo

José Olalla Valdés
Blessed, "father of the poor"
Born	February 12, 1820 Havana
Died	March 7, 1889
Honored in	Roman Catholicism
Beatified	November 29, 2008 ^[1], Camagüey, Cuba by Cardinal José Saraiva 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". http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14393. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
^ "Cuban landmark for Catholic friar". BBC (November 30). November 30, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7757062.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-30.

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Name	Olalla, Jose
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Date of birth	February 12, 1820
Place of birth	Havana
Date of death	March 7, 1889
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