Dominic Barberi
Domenico Barberi (born June 22, 1792 in Palanzana near Viterbo , Italy ; † August 27, 1849 in Reading , England ) belonged to the Congregation of the Passionists .
From 1842 he worked as a missionary in England, where he made contacts with the Oxford movement . On October 9, 1845, he accepted John Henry Newman into the Catholic Church in Littlemore near Oxford . In October 1963 Dominic Barberi was appointed by Pope Paul VI. beatified .
literature
- Günter Biemer: Dominicus a Matre Dei. In: LThK 3 , Freiburg 1995, Vol. 3, Sp. 323
- Arthur Devine: Dominic of the Mother of God . In: Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 5. Robert Appleton Company, New York 1909 (in English, online [accessed July 8, 2015]).
Web links
- Adolfo Lippi: August 26th, Feast of Blessed Dominic Barberi. The International Center of Newman Friends, August 26, 2013, accessed July 8, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barberi, Dominic |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dominicus a Matre Dei; Bàrberi, Domenico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viterbo |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1849 |
| Place of death | Reading |