Chiara Lubich
Italian founder of the Focolare Movement (1920–2008)
Who they were
Chiara Lubich (born Silvia Lubich; 22 January 1920 – 14 March 2008) was an Italian teacher and Catholic author who founded the Focolare Movement, which aims to bring unity among people and promote universal family.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Chiara Lubich is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Focolare Movement: the cause of Chiara Lubich.
Connected on this site
- Chiara Badano Blessed“At age nine, she joined the Focolare Movement and received the nickname "Luce" ("light") by the founder Chiara Lubich.” — Wikipedia
- Daniela Zanetta Venerable“Zanetta (since 1973) worked with the Focolare Movement that she joined after being drawn to their charism and that of its founder, Chiara Lubich.” — Wikipedia
- Carlo Grisolia Servant of God“He grew up in the Focolare Movement, where Chiara Lubich gave him the name Vir, and was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour the day before his friend Alberto Michelotti died in a mountain accident; he died forty days later.” — this site's research
- Domenico Antonio Mangano Servant of God“Domenico Antonio Mangano was a layman of the Focolare movement who worked in local politics at Viterbo and helped Chiara Lubich found the Movement for Unity in Politics.” — this site's research
- Ginetta Calliari Servant of God“Calliari joined Chiara Lubich in Trent in 1944 among the first focolarine and later took the movement to Brazil, where she died at São Paulo.” — this site's research
- Igino Giordani Servant of God“Igino Giordani, known as Foco, was a teacher, anti-fascist, librarian, journalist and member of the Italian parliament, married with four children, whom Chiara Lubich regarded as a co-founder of the Focolare Movement.” — this site's research
- Focolare Movement — Chiara Lubich, Servant of God — The movement she founded records that the Bishop of Frascati opened her cause of beatification in the cathedral of Frascati on 27 January 2015; the diocesan inquiry closed on 10 November 2019.
- Wikidata Q168479 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Chiara Lubich (CC BY-SA)
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