El influjo de la espiritualidad secular del Opus Dei en las realizaciones del empresario gijonés Luis Adaro Ruiz-Falcó (1914-2006) / The Influence of the Secular Spirituality of Opus Dei in the Achievements of the Gijon Businessman Luis Adaro Ruiz-Falcó (1914-2006)

Abstract

The figure of Luis Adaro Ruiz-Falcó (1914-2006) covers countless facets. Engineer, businessman, historian, he was a notable public figure in the second half of the 20th Century in Asturias. In 1959 he joined Opus Dei, being the first person to be a member of this Institution in Gijón (Asturias). The present work, together with some general biographical elements, gives an account of its religious facet, in order, in this context, to show the impact that the secular spirituality of Opus Dei had on the various kinds of initiatives that carried out throughout his long life.

Keywords

• luis adaro ruiz-falcó
• opus dei
• josemaría escrivá de balaguer
• secularity
• businessman
• gijón