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'''The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei''' (from the [[Latin]] "work of [[God]]") is a [[Catholic]] religious group that believes every member of their church has the potential to become a [[saint]], and must perform God's work to attain this holy prize. Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church that helps people seek holiness in their work and ordinary activities.
'''The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei''' (from the [[Latin]] "work of [[God]]") is a [[Catholic]] religious group that believes every member of their church has the potential to become a [[saint]], and must perform God's work to attain this holy prize. Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church that helps people seek holiness in their work and ordinary activities.
The group was started in 1928 by the [[Roman Catholic]] Spanish priest [[Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer|Josemaría Escrivá]].
The group was started in Spain en 1928 by the [[Roman Catholic]] Spanish priest [[Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer|Josemaría Escrivá]].
Controversially, Opus Dei appear in [[The Da Vinci Code]], and are represented in the film as an evil organization practising brutal self-flagellation rituals. Opus Dei has stated that this depiction is false, but do not deny that their adherents practise self-mortification, in particular by the wearing of the cilice, a device with inward-pointing spikes which is worn round the upper thigh.
Controversially, Opus Dei appear in [[The Da Vinci Code]], and are represented in the film as an evil organization practising brutal self-flagellation rituals. Opus Dei has stated that this depiction is false, but do not deny that their adherents practise self-mortification, in particular by the wearing of the cilice, a device with inward-pointing spikes which is worn round the upper thigh.
Opus Dei began its apostolic activities in the [[United States]] in Chicago in 1949. Opus Dei’s U. S. headquarters are in Lexington Avenue, New York City. Today there are more than 3,000 members in the United States.
In 2002, Pope [[John Paul II]] canonized Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
== See also ==
== See also ==