Chiara Lubich

Chiara Lubich was born in 1920 in Trent, Italy. During the period of Fascism she lived years of extreme poverty. Her socialist father lost his job on account of his political convictions. To maintain herself through her studies she gave private lessons. ImageMetadata File history File links Description: Chiara Lubich, founder and president of the Focolare Movement Source: self-made Location: Castel Gandolfo, Italy Photographer: Massimo Finizio File links The following pages link to this file: Chiara Lubich ... ImageMetadata File history File links Description: Chiara Lubich, founder and president of the Focolare Movement Source: self-made Location: Castel Gandolfo, Italy Photographer: Massimo Finizio File links The following pages link to this file: Chiara Lubich ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Trent is the name of several places: Trento in Italy, famous for the C16 Council of Trent trent logan Trent, Texas, USA Trent, South Dakota, USA Rivers: River Trent in the UK, or one of several other other Trent Rivers Other: Trent jet engine family manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section may contain external links added only to promote a website, product or service — otherwise known as spam. ... Socialism is an ideology of a social and economic system where the means of production are collectively owned and administered by all of society. ... Politics is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ...

At the beginning of the 1940s, Chiara Lubich, little more than 20 years old, was working in the primary schools of Trent, her native city, and was registered in the faculty of Philosophy in the University of Venice. Then in the midst of the climate of hate and violence of the Second World War, and the collapse of almost everything from the previous world order, driven by what she felt to be the thirst for truth, she discovered God as the only remaining ideal. God, whom she discovered to be Love, was to illuminate and transform her existence and that of many others, and to show them the meaning of their lives: to work together for the realisation of the words of Jesus' testament — "That all may be one". Com o tempo tornou-se claro que o projecto original de Deus para ela estava expresso nestas palavras : trazer a unidade da família. A 07 de Dezembro de 1943, doou a sua vida a Deus.No meio da Segunda Grande Guerra Mundial e com 23 anos de idade, com um pequeno grupo de amigos , ela começou a experiencia de redescobrir o Catecismo resultando num movimento crescente. Com estes amigos, Chiara começou a estudar os ensinamentos e os valores do catecismo.Este é considerado o nascimento do movimento dos Focolares, agora activo em 180 países e com acerca de 1000,000 membros. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Venice (Università Ca Foscari Venezia) was founded on August 6, 1868 as the Scuola Superiore di Commercio, the first institution in Italy to deal with higher education in the fields of economics and commerce. ... World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel) This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and derived henotheistic forms. ... For other uses, see Love (disambiguation). ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth; for other uses, see Jesus (disambiguation). ...

.These Focolare (small communities of lay volunteers) seek to contribute to peace and to achieve the evangelical unity of all people in every social environment. Its goal became a world living in unity, and its spirituality has helped dismantle centuries-old prejudices. Today its members and adherents are Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, as well as thousands of people who profess no particular religion. Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing a splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe —a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ... The Vladimir Icon, one of the most venerated of Orthodox Christian icons of the Virgin Mary. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Hinduism (Sanskrit/Hindi: ; also known as Sanatana Dharma - , and Vaidika Dharma - ) is a worldwide religious tradition that is based on the Vedas, and is generally regarded as one of the oldest religions still practised in the world. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ...

The May 13, 1944 is remembered in her life as the night of one of the most violent bombings of Trent. Chiara's house was among the many houses destroyed. As her relatives fled into the nearby mountains to seek refuge, she decided to stay in Trent to help the new life that was being born around her. Amid the ruins of the city, she encountered a woman who had lost her senses through the suffering caused by the death of her four children. In their embrace, she heard the call to embrace the suffering of humanity. It was among the poor of Trent that that which Chiara often calls the "divine adventure" began. May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

From this experience the certainty that the Gospel, when it is lived to the letter gives rise to the most powerful of social revolutions: here we find the first indications of the social commitment of the Movement. For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ...

In 1948 Chiara met Igino Giordani, Member of Parliament, writer, journalist, pioneer in the field of ecumenism, and father of four. This meeting took place in the Italian parliament. He was to be co-founder, together with Chiara, of the movement because of the contribution given by him in the context of the spirituality of unity's social incarnation, which gave rise to the New Families Movement and the New Humanity Movement. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... The word ecumenism (also oecumenism, Å“cumenism) (IPA: ) is derived from the Greek oikoumene, which means the inhabited world. The term is usually used with regard to movements toward religious unity. ...

The year 1949 marked the first encounter between Chiara and Pasquale Foresi, a young man who grew up in Catholic environments. Troubled by profound inner searching, he felt an intense need to couple Gospel and life in the Church. He was the first Focolarino to become a priest, ordained in 1954. Always at the side of the foundress, he contributed among other things, to giving life to the Movement's theological studies, to starting the Città Nuova Publishing House and to building the little town of Loppiano. Throughout the Movement's development, he has given a noteworthy contribution to concretizing its ecclesiastical and lay expressions. Along with Igino Giordani, he is considered to be a co-founder of the Movement. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Ordination is the process in which clergy become authorized by their religious denomination and/or seminary to perform religious rituals and ceremonies. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1954 she met, in Vigo di Fassa (near Trent), with escapees from the forced labour camps in Eastern Europe and after 1960 the spirituality of unity and the Movement began to take shape clandestinely in those countries. Current division of Europe into five (or more) regions: one definition of Eastern Europe is marked in orange Eastern Europe as a region has several alternative definitions, whereby it can denote: the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Central Europe and Russia. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1956 there was the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Faced with this dramatic development Chiara felt the urgency of bringing God back into society so that humanity could realise that it has its source of freedom and fraternity in Him. This marked the birth of the "volunteers", people who are committed in the most diverse fields of action: from politics to the economy, from art to education. They were to become the animators of New Humanity Movement 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ...

In Europe many of the wounds provoked by the violence and hate of the Second World War remained. In 1959, at the Mariapolis (summer gathering of the Movement) in the Dolomite Mountains, Chiara addressed a group of politicians inviting them to go beyond the boundaries of their respective nations and to "love the nation of the other as you love your own". Indeed internationality soon becomes a hallmark of the Movement which rapidly spread, firstly in Italy; and then, since 1952 in Europe and since 1959 in the other continents. "Little towns" began to be born from 1965 on, with the birth of the first in Loppiano, together with international congresses, and the use of the media contribute to the formation of people who live for the ideal of a "united world". World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dolomites are a section of the Alps. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

In response to the growing crisis of the family in today's society, she founds the New Families Movement in 1967. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the 1960s young people started protesting in large numbers throughout much of the world. From 1966 Chiara Lubich proposed to the youth to live according to the radicalism of the Gospel as an answer to the profound desire for change claimed by young people everywhere. The Gen Movement was thus born (New Generation) which animates the wider "Young People for a United World" The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Popular use of the word youth refers to a person who is neither an adult nor a child, but somewhere in between, scientifically referred to as an adolescent and, in the United States, commonly referred to as a teen or teenager. ... The term Radical (latin radix meaning root) has been used since the late 18th century as a label in political science for those favoring or trying to produce thoroughgoing or extreme political reforms which can include changes to the social order to a greater or lesser extent. ...

From the very beginning there had been younger teenagers and children who made the spirituality of unity their own. The third generation of the Movement, those who animate the vaster "Youth for Unity" movement, was born in 1970. 1970 (MCMLXX in Roman) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1977, Lubich received the Templeton Prize for progress in religion and peace. The presence of many representatives of other religions at the ceremony brought about the beginning of the Movement's inter-religious dialogue. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities was until 2001 awarded for Progress in Religion. ...

In 1991, shortly after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, during a trip to Brazil, as a response to the situation of those who live in sub-human conditions in the outskirts of the metropolises there, Chiara launched a new project: the "Economy of Communion in Liberty". This quickly developed in various countries involving hundreds of businesses, giving rise to a new economic theory and praxis. 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Remnant of the Berlin Wall near Potsdamer Platz, June 2003 The Berlin Wall (German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. ...

In 1995 two recognitions which Lubich received from the mayor and bishop of her native city opened a phase of public life which directly involves her. 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...

In 1996 Chiara Lubich received an Honorary Degree in Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Lublin in Poland. Professor Adam Biela spoke of the "Copernican revolution in the Social Sciences, brought about by her having given life to a 'paradigm of unity' which shows the new psychological, social and economic dimensions which today's post-communist society has been waiting for in this new and difficult transitional phase". 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is an extra-ordinary academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The Catholic University of Lublin (in Polish Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski, or KUL) is located in Lublin, Poland. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...

Still in 1996 Chiara Lubich was awarded the UNESCO Prize for education to peace, in Paris motivated by the fact that, “in an age when ethnic and religious differences too often lead to violent conflict, the spread of the Focolare Movement has also contributed to a constructive dialogue between persons, generations, social classes and peoples." UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

In 1997-98 Chiara Lubich became the first Christian, the first lay person, and the first woman to be invited to communicate her spiritual experience to a group of 800 Buddhist monks and nuns in Thailand (January 1997), to 3,000 Black Muslims in the Mosque of Harlem in New York (May 1997), and to the Jewish community in Buenos Aires (April 1998). New prospects for dialogue are opened. She received honorary degrees in various disciplines: from theology to philosophy, from economics to human and religious sciences, from social science to social communications. These were conferred not only by Catholic universities, but also by lay universities, in Poland, the Philippines, Taiwan, the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus, the Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The phrase black Muslim is a term used mostly in the United States. ... Yeni Camii (the New Mosque), one of the landmarks of Ä°stanbul A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... View of Harlem from Morningside Heights overlooking Morningside Park Lenox Avenue looking south from the corner of 124th Street Harlem is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, long known as a major African American cultural and business center. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

All of these represented "providential circumstances" which brought about new developments on a cultural level, in an epoch noted for the collapse of values. In May 1997 she visited the United Nations, where she made a speech regarding the unity of peoples in the "Glass Palace". The United Nations (UN) (in French Organisation des Nations unies) is an international organization that describes itself as a global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ...

In September 1998 in Strasbourg she was presented with the Prize for Human Rights '98 by the Council of Europe, for her work "in defence of individual and social rights". City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ...

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