José Olallo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Beatified Cuban Hospitaller Brother
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Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba
About José Olallo
- José Olallo Valdés (12 February 1820 - 7 March 1889) was a Cuban professed religious and a professed member from the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.
- Olallo was dubbed as the "Poor People's Priest" even though Olallo was not an ordained priest - he was even encouraged to become one but refused.
- Olallo served as a nurse for his entire life and dedicated himself to the care of the ill and the poor and remained a pivotal figure in the hospital that he worked at.Pope Benedict XVI approved his beatification and delegated Cardinal José Saraiva Martins to preside over it in Cuba on 29 November 2008.
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