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Josemaría Escrivá, an Uncommon card
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Josemaría Escrivá quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Josemaría Escrivá card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was ______ by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
Answer
canonized. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. From the Josemaría Escrivá article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Escrivá studied for the priesthood in Logroño and Zaragoza and in ____ was ordained in the latter.
Answer
1920s. Escrivá studied for the priesthood in Logroño and Zaragoza and in 1925 was ordained in the latter. From the Josemaría Escrivá article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Josemaría Escrivá. Josemaría Escrivá 87 · E. O. Wilson 83 · Levon Aronian 80 · Man at the Crossroads 75 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
- Escrivá studied for the priesthood in Logroño and Zaragoza and in 1925 was ordained in the latter.
- He then moved to Madrid, where he pursued doctoral studies in civil law at the Central University.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Josemaría Escrivá article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Josemaría Escrivá
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- Man at the CrossroadsUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 97
- Marco PantaniUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 92
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Josemaría Escrivá (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Oficina de Información de la Prelatura del Opus Dei en España, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
