Aloisius Scrosoppi

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Statue of the saint at the blessing ceremony on August 22, 2010 in the Pörtschach parish

Aloisius Scrosoppi (also Luigi Scrosoppi ; born August 4, 1804 in Udine (then part of Austria), † April 3, 1884 ibid) is an Italian saint of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Aloisius Scrosoppi was the son of a jeweler from Udine. He was ordained a priest in 1827 and joined the Third Order of the Franciscans . As the leader of the "Union of the Heart of Jesus Christ" he devoted himself to the expansion of an orphanage and supported his brother Carlo, who was another brother priest. In 1837 he founded the congregation "Sisters of Divine Providence of St. Gaetano Thiene " (Italian: "Suore della Provvidenza di San Gaetano da Thiene"). With his brother Carlo he re-founded the congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in 1846 and took over its leadership. A home he founded in 1857 for deaf girls had to be abandoned in 1872. Scrosoppi died in 1884.

On October 4, 1981 Pope said John Paul II. Scrosoppi blessed and on June 10, 2001 holy . His feast day in the liturgy is April 3rd.

Patron saint for soccer players

v. l. No. Walter Walzl, Alois Schwarz, initiator Manfred Pesek, Filip Stuflesser and Robert Hofferer at the official inauguration ceremony in the Pörtschach parish on August 22, 2010.

On August 22, 2010, Scrosoppi was named the patron saint of soccer players by Bishop Alois Schwarz in a church service in the parish of Pörtschach am Wörther See in coordination with the Roman authorities and Andrea Bruno Mazzocato , the Archbishop of Udine .

There had previously been no patron saint for footballers. The idea of ​​appointing Luigi Scrosoppi came from the football fan Manfred Pesek as part of the Wörthersee future initiative. Schwarz, the Bishop of Gurk in Klagenfurt, supported the application in the responsible Vatican section "Church and Sport" significantly, since football is of great importance for the youth. Luigi Scrosoppi had made a special contribution to the youth. It represents values ​​that are also developed through sport, such as fairness, perseverance, hard work, perseverance and determination. Other supporters of the initiative were Nikolaus Knoepffler , head of the Ethics Center at Jena University, Walter Walzl, Florian Becker, Robert Hofferer and Stefan Gottschling, making this initiative possible. The Bishop of Udine, Luigi Scrosoppi's home diocese, was also involved and approved in the preparatory act.

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  1. ↑ Address by John Paul II.
  2. ↑ Time online : football saint. Let him in, Luigi! (October 2010), last accessed November 8, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Scrosoppi, Aloisius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scrosoppi, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian Catholic clergyman, saint
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Udine
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1884
Place of death Udine