Karl Dominik Albini
Karl Dominik Albini OMI (born November 26, 1790 in Menton on the Côte d'Azur , † May 20, 1839 in Vico on Corsica) was an Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary .
Albini came from a simple peasant family and entered the seminary in Nice. After his ordination he worked as a vicar in his hometown . He became a spiritual in the seminary.
Attracted by the lifestyle of the missionaries of Provence , founded in 1816 by Saint Eugene of Mazenod , he began the novitiate in this community in 1824. For some time he worked in the seminary in Marseille , which was supervised by the Oblates, and introduced the moral theology of St. Alphonsus Maria of Liguori , which was revolutionary for the time .
Albini was later sent to Corsica , where he helped build the seminary in Ajaccio at the request of the local bishop Casanelli.
When the Oblates established a community of people's missionaries in Vico in 1836 , he was appointed superior of that community. In the years that followed, he preached a number of popular missions. His sermons are said to have often been accompanied by miraculous events. Albini died on May 20, 1839.
The process of beatification is complete except for one miracle worked on his intercession. Albini is venerated in Corsica. B. founded a confraternity that has made this a special task.
literature
- Hilaire Balmès: Un Apôtre incomparable, le Père Albini . Lyon 1935.
- Louis Delarue: Prêtre, rien que ça. Le Père Charles-Dominique Albini, 1790–1839 . Paris 1970.
- Gaetano Drago: L'Apostolo della Corsica. P. Carlo Domenico Albini, OMI Rome 1942.
- Giovanni Battista Lingueglia: L'apostolo e il taumaturgo della Corsica. Servo di Dio P. Carlo Domenico Albini, missionary Oblato di Maria Immacolata (1790-1839). Turin 1946.
- Henri Mazure: La vie merveilleuse du P. Albini, OMI 3rd edition. Jambes-Namur 1950.
- Aloys Weber: The Servant of God Karl Dominikus Albini, Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary. A recent apostle and miracle worker. Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 1937.
Web links
- Short biography in the dictionary of saints, German
- Biography by Yvon Beaudouin, French
- Appreciation on the Oblates website, English
- Postulation page, French
- Short biography on the Menton website, French
- Short biography, French
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albini, Karl Dominik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Menton on the Côte d'Azur |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1839 |
| Place of death | Vico in Corsica |