MISSIONARI GIUSEPPINI IN CONTINENTE AFRICANO

19 October 2020

Se quando diciamo “missionari” intendiamo anche coloro che hanno lasciato la loro terra e vivono in un paese diverso dal proprio nella lingua, nella cultura, nelle tradizioni … be’ allora i Giuseppini del Murialdo nella loro storia ne hanno avuti veramente tantissimi.

MISSIONARI ITALIANI in AFRICA

In questo Ottobre missionario vogliamo ricordarne alcuni e, in questa news e in queste foto, soprattutto i Giuseppini Italiani che sono andati in West Africa (Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Nigeria): alcuni sono stati i pionieri e sono già in cielo, come P. Lino Barbieri, p. Antonio Maculan, p. Tarcisio Riondato, p. Giuseppe Cavallin. Altri sono ora in altre province, ma hanno trascorso in Africa molto tempo: p. Giovanni Martelli, p. Lorenzo Vanini, p. Luigi Cencin, p. Giambattista Nicolato, p. Gabriele Prandi, Fratel Marco De Magistris, p. Eugenio Beni, … Altri sono ancora in Africa: p. Mario Zarantonello, p. Maurizio Boa, p. Bruno Guzzonato, p. Giovanni Zanni, p. Giuliano Pini, p. Antonio Testa, Fratel Giuseppe Negro, p. Luigino Rossi, p. Pierangelo Valerio, p. Mariolino Parati.

Tutta la Famiglia del Murialdo prova un “umile orgoglio” per questi confratelli e attraverso il nostro sito e questa news in questo mese missionario mandiamo loro il nostro fraterno abbraccio, il nostro sostegno economico quando possiamo, ma soprattutto la nostra intensa preghiera!

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Week Two: "Hope That Transforms: Young People in the Service of Life"

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The “Square Kilometer of Charity” on the Path to UNESCO World Heritage Status: The Journey of Murialdo’s Legacy

In the heart of Turin, in an area spanning just a few hundred meters in the Valdocco neighborhood, beats an ancient and extraordinary heart. It was here, during the 19th century, that a remarkably high concentration of charitable works managed by Turin’s “Social Saints” took root—including our beloved founder St. Leonard Murialdo, St. John Bosco, St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, St. Joseph Cafasso, St. Joseph Allamano, and the Marquises Giulia and Tancredi di Barolo. A blessed area that history has christened the “Square Kilometer of Charity”, where concrete responses in the form of hospitality, education, and social redemption have forever transformed the lives of the poorest and the marginalized. On October 8, 2026, a step of fundamental importance was taken: the Memorandum of Understanding was formally signed, officially launching the process to nominate the “Square Kilometer of Charity” for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Promoted by the Coordination Committee of the Social and Health Integration Area (which brings together the region’s historic charitable institutions), the agreement launches a rigorous phase of research, cataloging, and promotion of the priceless historical, archival, spiritual, and educational heritage preserved in these streets. Let us accompany this important institutional and cultural journey with our prayers and enthusiasm. The contribution of St. Leonard Murialdo, together with that of the other great witnesses to the faith in Turin—the “social saints”— represents a living source of charity that continues to form and educate younger generations throughout the world.

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