Ángel Herrera Oria, Servant of God - Málaga, Spain
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Bronze statue of a Spanish journalist and Roman Catholic politician and later a cardinal, Ángel Herrera Oria (1886–1968) who was proclaimed a Servant of God in 1996 (first step toward possible canonization as a saint) near the Cathedral of Málaga.
Waymark Code: WM15VE6
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 03/02/2022
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About 3 meters hight, a bronze statue of a Spanish journalist and Roman Catholic politician and later a cardinal, Ángel Herrera Oria (1886–1968) is placed since 1969 nearby south edge of the Cathedral of Málaga (Iglesia Catedral de la Encarnación) in Málaga. The statue placed on about 1 meter high granite plinth is the work of a Spanich sculptor José María Palma Burgos (1928-2016). Ángel Herrera Oria is here depicted as a cardinal, wearing typical cardinal's robe.
Biography
Ángel Herrera Oria was a Spanish journalist, a Roman Catholic politician, and later a cardinal.
He established the (foundation) Fundacion Pablo VI. It was named after Pope Paul VI and used to promote the Roman Catholic Church’s social doctrine. It was Pope Paul VI who promoted him to the rank of cardinal in 1965. Ángel founded several social initiatives and advocated for many apostolic and other social enterprises in his district and his sermons which were often a nationwide broadcast. He founded the Leo XIII Social Institute and the Faculty of Arts of the Pontifical University of Salamanca at the Madrid campus.
The process of his canonization commenced on 15 July 1996 with the declaration of "nihil obstat" (nothing against) and he was proclaimed a Servant of God. The official diocesan process spanned from 20 November 1996 until 14 December 2010; the process was validated by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 22 June 2012.
Some people consider the monument a mini religious site due to everything he did for the Roman Catholic Church.
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