Chiara Lubich
Chiara Lubich (born January 22, 1920 in Trento , Trentino ; † March 14, 2008 in Rocca di Papa , near Rome) was the founder of the Catholic Focolare Movement , which advocates love and ecumenism. In 1943 she replaced her baptismal name Silvia with Chiara, when she took the vow for a “consecrated life” in the Third Order of the Franciscans .
biography
Chiara Lubich was confronted with the conflict between Christianity and Marxism in her family : her mother was a convinced Christian, her father a socialist , her brother an editor at the communist newspaper L'Unità and a partisan during Italian fascism .
Chiara Lubich first became a primary school teacher in 1938. She then taught in various Trentino villages and began studying philosophy at the University of Venice . It was not possible to finish the course because of the war .
Shaped by the experiences of the war and her strong Christian and social sense of responsibility, she founded the Focolare Movement in 1943, which is now spread in 182 countries and of which she was president until her death.
She gained great recognition for her efforts in ecumenism and interfaith dialogue . For her work, she has received numerous international prizes and honorary doctorates , including the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 1996 and the Council of Europe's Human Rights Prize in 1998.
She was Honorary President of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP).
She died in 2008. The funeral service took place in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome , attended by 30,000 people . Maria Voce was elected to succeed as president of the Focolare Movement .
In 2015 the process of beatification of Chiara Lubich was opened.
honors and awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2003)
- Peace Defense Prize 2001
- Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2000)
- European Human Rights Award 1998
- 1996 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
- Augsburg Peace Prize 1988
- 1977 Templeton Prize
- Numerous other awards, honorary doctorates and honorary citizenships
Works
- The cry of godforsakenness. The crucified and forsaken Jesus in the history and experience of the Focolare Movement. Neue Stadt-Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-87996-537-4 .
- The art of really loving! How did Jesus love? In: letter to friends. Spiritual Community Renewal in the Evangelical Church, No. 30, June 2008, p. 17.
- The great longing of our time . Annual reading book. Neue-Stadt-Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-87996-755-1 .
- God's word for here and now . Living biblically inspired. Neue-Stadt-Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-87996-927-2 .
- Liberated to freedom . About the good news of God's will. Neue-Stadt-Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-87996-905-0 .
literature
- Aschoff, Friedrich: A wonderful tool of God's grace. On the death of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement , in: Letter to Friends. Spiritual Community Renewal in the Evangelical Church, No. 30, June 2008, p. 16.
Web links
- Literature by and about Chiara Lubich in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Chiara Lubich in the German Digital Library
- Chiara Lubich. In: FemBio. Women's biography research (with references and citations).
- Biography from Religion.orf.at
- Biography on fokolar-bewegung.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Focolars. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008 ; accessed on March 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Aschoff, p. 16.
- ^ Beatification: Proceedings initiated for Chiara Lubich. Vatican Radio, January 20, 2015, accessed May 2, 2017 .
- ↑ List of awards ( Memento from March 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lubich, Chiara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lubich, Silvia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, founder of the Focolare Movement |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trent |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2008 |
| Place of death | Rocca di Papa |