The early meetings of Rafael Calvo Serer with St. Josemaria (1936-1940)

Biographical sketch of one of the first members of Opus Dei. He was a history student and president of the catholic students at the University of Valencia; he met the founder in March 1936. In April of that same year, Escriva travelled to Valencia and, after a long conversation, Rafael Calvo Serer joined Opus Dei. At the end of the Civil War, he took active part in the organization of two spiritual retreats at the Juan de Ribera University Residence in Burjasot. He was also deeply involved in the early stages of Opus Dei in Valencia.