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Saxum - the Latin expression means rock and roll - is a term that St. Josemaria Escriva, creator of Opus Dei, sometimes found in words to Alvaro del Portillo to describe him. Don Alvaro, as he had become known, was for many years the founder's closest associate as well as his successor and first Prelate of Opus Dei after it became an individual prelature-a foundational rock and roll for this energetic international Catholic group specialized in promoting sanctity in typical life. Written in expectation of Bishop del Portillo's September 2014 beatification - his recognized identification by the Cathedral as "blessed" and a level on the way to his possible canonization as a saint-the e book is a fact-filled biography place against the backdrop of historic events like the Spanish Civil Conflict and Vatican Council II. It depicts a person of powerful integrity and conviction who set aside a promising anatomist job to collaborate with the creator of Opus Dei. Don Alvaro emerges in these pages as a tower of strength, trustworthiness, and good humor when confronted with a bunch of hazards and challenges that might well have defeated a smaller man. John Coverdale, an attorney and historian, is the writer of two other books detailing the first days of Opus Dei- Uncommon Beliefs, about St. Josemaria and his companions during and soon after the civil warfare in Spain, and Placing Down Origins, about Daddy Joseph Muzquiz, along with Alvaro del Portillo one of Opus Dei's first priests, who enjoyed a key role in adding it in america.
