Stefano Gobbi
Stefano Gobbi (born March 22, 1930 in Dongo , Como Province , Italy ; † June 29, 2011 in Milan ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and founder of the Marian priestly movement .
Life
Stefano Gobbi was a member of the Society of Saint Paul, one of the first papal secular institutes founded in 1920 by the Archbishop of Milan, Andrea Carlo Ferrari . Gobbi was initially an insurance manager in Milan and was ordained a priest in 1964 . He received his doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome .
In 1972 he founded the Marian Priestly Movement (MPB), a Catholic association of priests with the aim of implementing the Revelation of Fatima . According to its own information (as of 2011), the association has around 400 bishops (approx. 10%) and 100,000 priests (approx. 25%).
His work Libro azul (The Blue Book, in Germany under the title The Mother of God to the Priests, Her Much Beloved Sons ) with his remarks on the Virgin Mary, which appeared for the first time in 1973, was the basis for his work.
literature
- Our Lady to the priests, her beloved sons. Objections of Our Lady to Don Stefano Gobbi. Marian priestly movement, Milan 1979 (German edition; numerous, increased editions)
- Werner Nicolai: Don Stefano Gobbi: a tool from heaven? , Schmid Durach 1992, ISBN 3-929170-22-1
Web links
- Literature by and about Stefano Gobbi in the catalog of the German National Library
- InfoCatólica: "Traps el padre Gobbi, fundador del Movimiento Sacerdotal Mariano", June 30, 2010 (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ "The Marian Movement of Priests" ( Memento from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gobbi, Stefano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dongo , Como Province , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 2011 |
| Place of death | Milan |