Dora del Hoyo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dora del Hoyo

Opus Dei member

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Boca de Huérgano, Castile and León, Spain

Date of Death: 10-Jan-2004

Profession: domestic worker

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Dora del Hoyo Alonso (11 January 1914 - 10 January 2004; born Salvadora Honorata del Hoyo Alonso in Leon, Spain) was one of the first women members of Opus Dei.
A domestic worker by profession, Dora was the first to join the Prelature of Opus Dei as an assistant numerary meaning that she dedicated herself professionally to caring for people and looking after the material needs of Opus Dei centers.
From 1946 until her death, she lived in Rome, Italy where she collaborated first with Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, Opus Dei's founder, and later on with his successors Álvaro del Portillo and Bishop Javier Echevarría, in the domestic management of the first Opus Dei center there, later the movement's headquarters.
Her process of canonization was opened in Rome on June 18, 2012 by Echevarría, at the request of many who knew and worked with her.
Her mortal remains lie close to the tomb of Escriva, in the crypt of Our Lady of Peace Church in Rome.