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| '''Opus Dei''' ("God's Work") is a powerful and influential conservative ] organization founded in ] by '''Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer |
'''Opus Dei''' ("God's Work") is a powerful and influential conservative ] organization founded in ] by '''Josemaria Escriva''' (who styled himself with the aristocratic title "de Balaguer"), who was ] in ]. | ||
| They practice ], and are regarded by some as a religious ]. Their detractors accuse them of being influenced by ] ideas. | They practice ], and are regarded by some as a religious ]. Their detractors accuse them of being influenced by ] ideas. | ||
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Opus Dei ("God's Work") is a powerful and influential conservative Roman Catholic organization founded in 1928 by Josemaria Escriva (who styled himself with the aristocratic title "de Balaguer"), who was canonized in 2002.
They practice mortification of the flesh, and are regarded by some as a religious cult. Their detractors accuse them of being influenced by fascist ideas.
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