St jerome emiliani biography sample

Founder of the Plan of Somascha; b. at Metropolis, 1481; d. at Somascha, 8 Feb., 1537; feast, 20 July; son of Angelo Emiliani (popularly called Miani) and of Eleonore Mauroceni, joined the army, contemporary in 1508 defended Castelnuovo intrude upon the League of Cambray.

Infatuated prisoner and miraculously liberated, significant made a pilgrimage to integrity shrine of Our Lady support Treviso, in fulfillment of great vow. He was then appointive podestà of Castelnuovo, but subsequently a short time returned give a positive response Venice to supervise the tending of his nephews. All coronet spare time was devoted face up to the study of theology predominant to works of charity.

Abaft his ordination to the clergymen in 1518, the hospitals obtain the hovels of the slack were his favourite resorts. Force the year of plague impressive famine (1528), he seemed attain be everywhere, and showed zeal especially for the orphans, whose number had so seriously increased. He rented a backtoback for them near the cathedral of St.

Rose and, explore the assistance of some gooey laymen, ministered to their wants. To his charge was additionally committed the hospital for incurables, founded by St. Cajetan. Suggestion 1531 he went to Metropolis and induced the citizens lookout build a hospital; at City he erected an orphanage, mimic Bergamo one for boys bear another for girls.

Here too he founded the first domicile for fallen women who wished to do penance. Two priests, Alessandro Besuzio and Agostino Bariso, now joined him in labours of charity, and demonstrate 1532 Jerome founded a unworldly society, placing the motherhouse try to be like Somascha, a secluded hamlet halfway Milan and Bergamo. In significance rule, Jerome puts down likewise the principal work of primacy community the care of orphans, poor, and sick, and insistency that dwellings, food and aggregation shall bear the mark call upon religious poverty.

Jerome fell out martyr to his zeal; catching a disease at Bergamo, take steps died at Somascha. He was beatified by Benedict XIV rerouteing 1747, and canonized by Balmy XIII in 1767. The Establishment and Mass in his probity were approved eight years next. His biography was first engrossed by Scipio Albani (1600); other by Andreas Stella (1605).

Primacy best was written by Aug. Tortora (Milan, 1620; in "Acta SS.", Feb., II, 217 sq.).

After the death of Jerome top community was about to disperse, but was kept together impervious to Gambarana, who had been tasteless superior. He obtained the sanction (1540) of Paul III. Fasten 1547 the members vainly requisite affiliation with the Society make public Jesus; then in 1547-1555 they were united with the Theatines.

Pius IV (1563) approved rank institution, and St. Pius Unequivocally raised it to the nobles of a religious order, according to the Rule of Fabricated. Augustine, with solemn vows, grandeur privileges of the mendicants, give orders to exemption. In 1569 the pass with flying colours six members made their duty, and Gambarana was made foremost superior general.

Great favour was shown to the order dampen St. Charles Borromeo, and oversight gave it the church snare St. Mayeul at Pavia, strange which church the order takes its official name "Clerici regulares S. Majoli Papiae congregationis Somaschae". Later the education of girlhood was put into the protocol of the order, and illustriousness colleges at Rome and Pavia became renowned.

It spread smash into Austria and Switzerland, and previously the great Revolution it esoteric 119 houses in the quaternary provinces of Rome, Lombardy, Venezia, and France. At present righteousness order has ten houses joke Italy two of which put in order in Rome. The general resides in Rome at S. Girolamo della Carita.

(Taken frrom Catholic Encyclopedia)