Sainte Lucie Filippini
Fondatrice de l'Institut
des Maîtresses pieuses (+ 1732)
Née en Toscane, elle
rejoindra une de ses amies, Rosa Venerini, pour
fonder un institut destiné à la formation des jeunes institutrices. Sa vie de
dévouement au service de l'Église et d'attention aux autres l'ont fait
canoniser en 1930.
À Montefiascone en
Toscane, l’an 1732, sainte Lucie Filippini, vierge, qui fonda l’Institut des
Maîtresses religieuses pour faire progresser l’éducation chrétienne des jeunes
filles et des femmes, surtout les pauvres.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/860/Sainte-Lucie-Filippini.html
Lundi 29 janvier 2001
Très chères Filles de sainte Lucie Filippini!
1. Je suis heureux de vous accueillir et de souhaiter à chacune de vous
une cordiale bienvenue. Je vous remercie de cette visite à travers laquelle, à
l'occasion de votre Chapitre général ordinaire, vous entendez renouveler
l'expression de votre pleine fidélité et adhésion au Successeur de Pierre.
Vous oeuvrez depuis plusieurs années dans divers pays du monde et vous vous
placez avec amour au service de l'Evangile, attentives aux nécessités des
petits, des pauvres et des personnes qui souffrent, en cherchant à fonder votre
ministère éducatif sur le Maître Jésus, en le suivant d'une façon qui repose
sur l'amour sponsal. Continuez sur cette voie, en contribuant à diffuser
l'Evangile de la charité dans les nouveaux domaines de l'apostolat que le
Seigneur vous confie. L'expérience, mûrie par votre Institut au cours de
longues années de service au Christ et à l'Eglise, constitue, au début du
nouveau millénaire, une heureuse promesse pour une période encore plus féconde
de vie consacrée et apostolique.
2. Votre Chapitre général a lieu au moment où vient de se conclure le
grand Jubilé de l'An 2000. Il touche un thème qui est d'un grand intérêt pour
vous: "Les Constitutions, lampe sur mes pas, lumière sur ma
route" (Ps 118). Le choix de l'argument veut mettre en évidence la
nécessité d'une référence renouvelée à la Règle, car en elle et dans les
Constitutions est tracé un itinéraire de sequela Christi correspondant
à un charisme spécifique authentifié par l'Eglise (cf. Vita consecrata, n.
37).
L'objectif fondamental du Chapitre est donc celui de permettre aux membres une
intériorisation plus consciente des Constitutions, pour vivre une authentique
spiritualité de communauté, qui soit un témoignage prophétique des valeurs du
Royaume. Chères Soeurs, face à la diffusion d'une mentalité sécularisée,
l'observance fidèle de la Règle vous sera d'une aide précieuse pour vous
renforcer dans votre aspiration à l'Absolu, en ne vous conformant pas à
l'esprit de ce monde, mais en progressant jour après jour dans la conformation
au Christ.
L'assemblée capitulaire vous offre l'opportunité de retourner, avec humilité et
courage, aux origines de votre Institut, en y puisant une vigueur plus intense
pour répondre aux défis qui se présentent aujourd'hui à votre activité
apostolique. C'est en considérant l'expérience particulière du Cardinal
Marcantonio Barbarigo et de la jeune Lucia Filippini que vous pourrez réaliser
le renouveau souhaité des structures et des méthodes, en conservant fermement
la référence à la Règle et aux Constitutions, qui contiennent un itinéraire
de sequela Christi selon votre charisme éducatif, pédagogique, et
d'assistance spécifique. A travers une plus grande adhésion à Lui, pierre
angulaire qui est "le même hier, aujourd'hui et à jamais" (He 13,
8), le don que l'Esprit Saint a fait à vos fondateurs pourra continuer d'animer
votre expérience quotidienne.
3. Comment ne pas repenser en cette circonstance au moment où, vers la fin
de l'an 1600, le Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo, assisté par la jeune Lucia
Filippini, lança une action de soutien humain et spirituel des jeunes, en se
consacrant également à l'amélioration de la condition des femmes et à
l'assainissement moral et culturel du clergé et du peuple? Ce fut précisément à
cette fin que furent constituées, aux environs de 1692, les "Ecoles de la
Doctrine chrétienne" pour les jeunes filles du peuple, dans la perspective
de l'assainissement de la famille et de la société. C'est ainsi que naquit un
groupe de maîtresses précieux et solide, capable de réaliser, avec fidélité et
créativité, le projet d'intervention éducative qu'avaient imaginé le Cardinal
Barbarigo et la jeune Lucia Filippini.
Votre Chapitre général, qui se déroule à l'aube du
troisième millénaire, constitue presque une halte pour considérer le
chemin parcouru jusqu'à présent, et évaluer le début, plus prometteur que
jamais, d'une nouvelle saison de service ecclésial en Italie, en Europe, et
dans les territoires de mission dans lesquels vous êtes présentes. Très chères
soeurs, l'Eglise attend beaucoup de vous: de votre exemple et de votre
généreux dévouement apostolique.
Vous êtes appelées à exercer un ministère éducatif particulier, qui se
manifeste dans des signes constants d'amour, en particulier envers les pauvres
et qui, à travers les écoles, favorise non seulement une solide croissance
culturelle des élèves, mais également leur approche consciente des vérités
éternelles de l'Evangile.
4. Afin que vous puissiez poursuivre de façon fructueuse votre apostolat,
que votre sollicitude particulière soit de cultiver une spiritualité
personnelle et communautaire qui sache fonder de façon harmonieuse la
sauvegarde de l'intériorité et le dévouement généreux à vos multiples activités
apostoliques et caritatives.
Pour atteindre cet objectif, au cours de vos travaux capitulaires, vous avez
identifié à juste titre dans la formation à la vie consacrée, dans l'esprit de
prière, dans la communion fraternelle et dans la mission dans l'Eglise et dans
le monde, les voies privilégiées pour continuer à être, sur l'exemple de vos
Fondateurs, une présence significative dans notre temps. Face à l'indifférence
religieuse diffuse, vous êtes appelées à réaliser votre mission spécifique en
particulier dans le domaine scolaire, en tenant compte des difficultés liées
aux divers milieux culturels et locaux. Soyez courageuses et enthousiastes,
sans vous laisser conditionner par les obstacles de tout genre que vous pouvez
rencontrer.
Revivez en vous le sentiment enflammé de Paul, qui s'exclamait:
"Malheur à moi si je n'annonçais pas l'Evangile!" (1 Co 9,
16). A l'école de vos Fondateurs, placez votre apostolat sous la protection de
la Mère de Dieu, Marie, que l'Eglise vénère "d'un sentiment filial de
piété, comme il convient pour une mère très aimante" (Lumen gentium, n.
53). Je suis certain que, de cette façon, vous susciterez dans l'âme de
nombreux jeunes le désir de rencontrer le Christ et de le servir avec un
"coeur indivis" dans les frères faibles et sans défense.
Avec ces sentiments, je vous donne de tout coeur, chères Soeurs, une
Bénédiction spéciale, que j'étends de tout coeur à toutes les personnes, en
particulier les jeunes, à l'égard desquels vous engage le devoir apostolique de
votre Famille religieuse.
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SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-lucia-filippini/
Statue
de sainte Lucie Filippini devant la maison des pieuses enseignantes des Sœurs
Filippini à Rome
Also
known as
Lucy Filippini
Profile
Orphaned when
very young. Worked under Blessed Rose
Venerini to train schoolmistresses.
Founded the Religious Teachers Filippini, a group devoted to the education of young girls.
Founded several schools throughout Italy.
Called to Rome, Italy by Pope Clement
XI in 1707 to
establish the first school there.
Victim of a number of illnesses and
ailments throughout her life.
Born
13 January 1672 at
Cornetto, Tuscany, Italy
25 March 1732 of cancer at Montefiascone, Italy
buried at
the Cathedral of
Montefiascone
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After she had lost both
her parents, Cardinal Marc’Antonio
Barbarigo of blessed memory took her into his care. He later availed himself of
her services in the founding of schools of Christian doctrine for young girls.
Active with the greatest ardor for this foundation and its propagation, she
fully realized the importance of this work for the glory of God, the saving of
souls, and the Christian education of women. Her ability and experience made
her work flourish and spread to our diocese and
to many others. Her endeavors earned her the name of una donna forte – a strong
woman. Though she lived wholly for her foundation, she never ceased praying at
the feet of the Lord, thus uniting, in admirable fashion, the virtues of Martha
and Mary. To set her up also as a model of invincible patience, God put her to
the severest tests. She died on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 1732,
at the age of 60, of cancer, in terrible pain, which she endured with supreme
patience. – on a parchment found in the grave of Saint Lucia
MLA
Citation
‘Saint Lucia
Filippini‘. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 April 2024. Web. 29 May 2026.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saint-lucia-filippini/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-lucia-filippini/
Monday, 29 January 2001
Dear Daughters of St Lucy
Filippini!
1. I am pleased to
receive you and I extend a cordial welcome to each of you. I thank you for this
visit, which you wanted on the occasion of your Ordinary General Chapter to
renew the expression of your complete fidelity to Peter's Successor.
You have been working for
years in various countries of the world and you lovingly put yourselves at the
service of the Gospel, concerned for the needs of children, the poor and the
suffering and seeking to draw inspiration for your educational ministry from
Jesus the Teacher, in a style of discipleship based on spousal love. Continue
on this path and help to spread the Gospel of love in the new fields of
apostolate that the Lord entrusts to you. The experience, developed by your
institute over long years of service to Christ and the Church, represents a
good starting-point at the beginning of the new millennium for an even more
fruitful season of consecrated and apostolic life.
2. Your General Chapter
is taking place right at the end of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. It
deals with a theme that is of great interest to you: "The
Constitutions, Lamp for My Feet, Light for My Journey" (Ps 118). This
choice of topic is meant to emphasize the need for a fresh look at the Rule,
since the Rule and Constitutions provide a map for the whole journey of
discipleship, in accordance with a specific charism confirmed by the Church
(cf. Vita consecrata, n. 37).
The Chapter's fundamental objective, therefore, is to offer members a more
conscious interiorization of the Constitutions, in order to live an authentic
community spirituality which can be a prophetic witness to the values of the
kingdom. As a secularized mentality becomes more widespread, the faithful
observance of the Rule for you, dear sisters, will effectively help to strengthen
you in striving for the Absolute by not conforming to the spirit of this world,
but by growing each day in your conformity to Christ.
The Chapter assembly
offers you the opportunity to return, with humility and courage, to the origins
of your institute, drawing from them more intense energy to meet the challenges
that now present themselves to your apostolic initiative. It is by looking at
the remarkable experience of Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo and the young Lucy
Filippini that you will be able to achieve the desired renewal of your
structures and methods, while firmly maintaining the reference to the Rule and
the Constitutions, which provide a map for the whole journey of
Christian discipleship, in accordance with your specific educational, pedagogical
and charitable charism. Through a greater fidelity to him, the
cornerstone, who "is the same yesterday and today and for ever" (Heb 13: 8),
the Holy Spirit's gift to your founders can continue to inspire your daily
experience.
3. How could we fail to
recall on this occasion the time when, towards the end of the 1600s, Cardinal
Marcantonio Barbarigo, assisted by the young Lucy Filippini, began an extensive
work of human and spiritual support for the young, dedicating themselves also
to the improvement of women's status and the moral and cultural reform of the
clergy and people? It was precisely to this end that around 1692 the
"Schools of Christian Doctrine" for girls were established with a
view to the renewal of the family and society. Thus a capable and stable corps
of teachers was created, which was able to carry out, with fidelity and
creativity, the educational project that Barbarigo and the young Lucy Filippini
had conceived.
Your General Chapter, which is taking place at the dawn of the third
millennium, is like a short break for considering the journey made up to now
and for evaluating the more promising than ever start of a new season of
ecclesial service in Italy, Europe and the mission territories where you work.
The Church, dear sisters, expects much from you: from your example and
from your generous apostolic dedication.
You are called to
exercise a special educational ministry, which is expressed in constant signs
of love, especially towards the poor, and which, through schools, fosters not
only the solid cultural growth of your pupils, but also their conscious
introduction to the perennial truths of the Gospel.
4. So that you can fruitfully continue your apostolate, your priority should be
to cultivate a personal and community spirituality that can harmoniously
combine the safeguarding of the interior life and the generous commitment to
your multiple apostolic and charitable initiatives.
To achieve this
objective, during the work of your Chapter you have appropriately
identified formation to the consecrated life, the spirit of prayer,
fraternal communion and mission in the Church and in the world as
the privileged ways to continue to be a significant presence in our time,
following the example of your founders. Faced with rampant religious
indifferentism, you are called to carry out your specific mission particularly
in schools, while bearing in mind the difficulties connected with the various
cultural and local contexts. Be courageous and enthusiastic, without letting
yourselves be influenced by the many kinds of obstacles you may encounter.
Rekindle the burning
sentiment of Paul, who exclaimed: "Woe to me if I do not preach the
Gospel!" (1 Cor 9: 16). Learn from your founders to place
your apostolate under the protection of Mary the Mother of God, whom the Church
venerates "with filial affection and devotion as a most beloved
mother" (Lumen gentium, n. 53). I am certain that in this way you
will stir in the souls of numerous young people a desire to meet Christ and to
serve him with an "undivided heart" in their weak and defenceless
brethren.
With these sentiments, I
gladly impart to you, dear sisters, a special Blessing, which I cordially
extend to everyone, especially young people, to whom the apostolic task of your
religious family commits you.
Copyright © Dicastery for
Communication
Book of Saints –
Lucia Filippini
Article
(18th century) Foundress
of an order of teaching nuns known as Filippine. She was born in Italy in 1672,
died in 1732, and was canonised in 1930.
MLA
Citation
Monks of
Ramsgate. “Lucia Filippini”. Book of Saints, 1931. CatholicSaints.Info.
19 April 2024. Web. 29 May 2026.
<https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-lucia-filippini/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-lucia-filippini/
St. Lucy Filippini
Feastday: March 25
Birth: 1672
Death: 1732
Co-foundress of the
Italian institute of theMaestre Pie, the Filippine. Also listed as Lucia, she
was born in Tuscany, Italy. With Rosa Venerini, Lucy started training
schoolmistresses at Monte Fiascone. The institute evolved from this work. Lucy
was canonized in 1930.
SOURCE : https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4343
Lucy Filippini V (RM)
Born in Corneto or
Tarquinia, Tuscany, Italy, January 13, 1672; died at Montefiascone, Italy, on
March 25, 1732; canonized in 1930. Marc'Antonio Cardinal Barbarigo discovered
the pedagogical genius of Lucia Filippini, who had been orphaned while still
quite young. In her native town of Corneto, he saw young and old gathered about
a little girl in the market place, listening to the child as she explained the
catechism. He took the little girl with him on the very same day to the episcopal
city of Montefiascone, and had her instructed by the Poor Clares.
She joined Blessed Rosa
Venerini in training school mistresses at Montefiascone. Although Rose began
the work, she died before it matured into the flourishing Italian institute of
the Maestre Pie, or Filippine, of which Saint Lucy is venerated as the co-foundress.
Lucy devoted the rest of her life to improving the status of women, and
founding schools and educational centers for girls and women throughout Italy.
In 1707, she was called to Rome by Pope Clement XI to establish the first
school of the institute there. Lucy endeared hereself to the people of Rome
during her tenure.
In a parchment laid in
her grave at the Cathedral of Montefiascone, the saint is lovingly described:
"After she had lost both her parents, Cardinal Marc'Antonio Barbarigo of
blessed memory took her into his care. He later availed himself of her services
in the founding of schools of Christian doctrine for young girls. Active with
the greatest ardor for this foundation and its propagation, she fully realized
the importance of this work for the glory of God, the saving of souls, and the
Christian education of women.
"Her ability and
experience made her work flourish and spread to our diocese and to many others.
Her endeavors earned her the name of una donna forte--a strong woman. Though
she lived wholly for her foundation, she never ceased praying at the feet of
the Lord, thus uniting, in admirable fashion, the virtues of Martha and Mary.
"To set her up also
as a model of invincible patience, God put her to the severest tests. She died
on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 1732, at the age of 60, of cancer,
in terrible pain, which she endured with supreme patience."
A portrait reveals that
she was a very pretty woman (Attwater2, Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia,
Schamoni).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0325.shtml
St. Lucy Filippini
(1672-1732)
There will always be
young children to educate, and women, by reason of their maternal nature, are
the most gifted "schoolmarms". Teaching-sisters are best fitted to
instruct Catholic children, for they can communicate not only secular knowledge
but a knowledge and appreciation of things religious.
In 1685 the bishop of Viterbo,
Italy, established a diocesan teaching order to instruct young women,
especially those from the poorer classes, in book learning and religion. The
order's foundress was Blessed Rose Venerini. In those days general education
was not available, so the Viterbo foundation really filled a gap. Other bishops
became interested in bringing the institute into their own dioceses. One such
was the bishop of Montefiascone, near Rome: Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo.
Cardinal Barbarigo
engaged in long-range planning. He knew a young woman of his diocese, Lucia
Filippini, a devout and enthusiastic person, who had shown a genuine interest
in helping her pastor teach catechism to children. He sent her to a monastery
of women to be educated, but he carefully planned her course of instruction. In
1692, when he thought Lucy ready, he assigned her to the staff of his school at
Montefiascone, which had already opened. Barbarigo had meanwhile invited Sister
Rose Venerini to spend some time there tutoring his faculty in the principles
that she had framed in Viterbo.
Lucy served as Bl. Rose's
second-in-command for two years, and theirs was a most profitable association.
When Sister Rose had to leave in 1694, Sister Lucia was named head of the
school.
Lucia was an admirable
director of the academy. Though highly talented, she was modest, charitable,
and able to pass on to others her own spiritual convictions. She was also
courageous in the face of obstacles, had a very practical gift of common sense,
and a winning personality. Soon she was called on to start new schools
elsewhere.
In 1704, the
Montefiascone community of teachers was set up as a religious congregation
independent of that founded by Bl. Rose. As Rose's group bore the name
"Maestre Pie Venerini" ("Venerini Religious Teachers"), so
Lucy's took the name "Maestre Pie Filippini." Two years later, on the
death of Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo, Pope Clement IX, intensely interested
in Sister Lucy's enterprise, directed the M.P.F. to move their headquarters to
Rome.
When the Filippini
sisters opened their first school in the Eternal City, the schoolhouse proved
too small to accommodate the great number of applicants. Thereafter, the
institute spread, as the centuries passed, throughout Italy, and into
Switzerland, England, Brazil, Canada, and the United States. In non-Italian
countries the sisters usually established schools and centers among Italian
immigrants. Today they have 146 houses worldwide, and number over 1000 members.
They were introduced into the United States in 1910, and at present have two
provinces, with a total membership of over 360. One of their foundations was in
the Rochester Diocese: a catechetical center established at Watkins Glen in
1936.
Unfortunately the
physical stamina of the nun whom the Romans called "la Maestra santa"
("the holy schoolmarm") was not as great as her zeal. In 1726 she
fell seriously ill, and no remedy seemed to help. On March 25, 1732, the exact
day she had predicted, this gracious woman passed to her reward.
The Church eventually
confirmed the popular judgment of Sister Lucy's holiness. Pope Pius XI declared
her blessed in 1926, and canonized her in 1930.
--Father Robert F.
McNamara
SOURCE : http://kateriirondequoit.org/resources/saints-alive/ladislaus-lydwine/st-lucy-filippini/
St. Lucy Filippini
The Life of St. Lucy
Filippini
Lucy Filippini was born
on January 13, 1672 in Corneto-Tarquinia - a city that existed centuries before
Rome was built. She had not yet reached her first birthday when her mother died
and was buried in the Church of San Marco. Her father, whom she loved dearly,
also died six years later and was buried in the Church of Santa Margherita in
Corneto. Now orphaned, Lucy went to live with her aunt and uncle. As a child
Lucy would prepare small altars and pray devoutly. It was soon clear that she
possessed a precocious intelligence, an inclination toward the spiritual life,
and a modesty that was truly angelic. Her vision was set on God.
Notwithstanding her aristocratic upbringing, she always conducted herself with
modesty and its practice.
At times Lucy would seek
for a serene atmosphere in the nearby Benedictine Nuns' Monastery of Santa
Lucia where the daughters of the nobility were educated. Lucy visited
frequently, drawn there by her desire to be among those whose lives and
goodness she admired. It was here that she received her First Communion. Here,
too, Lucy received the spiritual nourishment of which she never had enough and
listened attentively to the explanations of the divine mysteries. The grace she
felt can be understood from the joy and enthusiasm expressed later as she led
and instructed others. Desirous of penetrating the innermost meaning of the
truths brought by Christ to mankind, she showed in her speech and her
understanding a wisdom beyond her years. She spoke with much fervor, and her
words of compassion and love brought tears to the eyes of her companions. They
were a prelude to Lucy's future mission.
When Cardinal Mark
Anthony Barbarigo made his first pastoral visit to Corneto, he made a lasting
impression on Lucy and she followed him to Montefiascone. Entrusting herself to
the Cardinal's guidance, Lucy was eager to leave behind all worldly things.
Lucy had a special devotion to Our Lady, her spiritual mother, and throughout
her life her deep love for Mary and her faith sustained her when Cardinal
Barbarigo's plans were to be implemented in his dioceses. He had envisioned her
as a key factor to bring about a rebirth of Christian living. He had already
begun by establishing a seminary where young priests might study and train for
the ministry of the Word.
The next step was to
develop a Christian conscience and encourage the practice of virtue in the
home; this he resolved to do by opening schools for young ladies, particularly
the children of the poor, in whom he saw hope for the future. Lucy would head
the schools they founded to promote the dignity of womanhood and help influence
a healthy family life. Together they looked ahead to fulfilling their generous,
ardent and profound mission of faith and charity. In 1692, teachers were
trained to staff the rapidly expanding schools.
The young ladies of
Montefuscione were taught domestic arts, weaving, embroidering, reading, and
Christian doctrine. Twelve years later the Cardinal devised a set of rules to
guide Lucy and her followers in the religious life. Fifty-two schools were
established during Lucy's lifetime. As the Community grew, it attracted the
attention of Pope Clement XI who, in 1707, called Lucy to Rome to start
schools, which he placed under his special protection. Here she completed the
work of founding the schools.
To complement the work of
the schools, Lucy and her Teachers conducted classes and conferences for women,
who were strengthened in their faith as they took part in prayer, meditation,
and good works. Her focus for the social apostolate was to encourage her
Teachers to minister to the needs of the poor and the sick. Her method of
teaching attracted widespread attention.
History records that
Saint Paul of the Cross was ''pleased to discover, even in the most humble villages,
small and fervent centers of spiritual renewal where...the Religious Teachers
kept alive the flame of faith, a wholesome fear of God, and an appreciation of
educated life.'' Lucy's spiritual and educational adventure resulted in
countless conversions through the gift of grace. The social apostolate was an
extension of the classroom. She testified that the young ladies were the
coordinating element that underlies family life: ''Having learned in school
those things that were necessary, they repeat them to parents and relatives at
home and thus become so many young teachers.''
Lucy died at sixty years
of age, March 25, 1732, on Feast of the Annunciation For three centuries the
example of Christian womanhood that marked the lives of her Teachers and students
was recognized by Holy Mother Church. In 1930, Lucy Filippini's saintly life
was adequately acknowledged. Not only was she officially declared a Saint of
the Church, but she was given the last available niche in the Basilica of Saint
Peter in Rome. The Institute, which bears the name of Lucy Filippini, owes its
birth to the solicitous good shepherd who loved schools and to the holy teacher
who committed her entire life to the educative-apostolic mission.
This mission initiated by
the Cardinal and Lucy 300 years ago, continues today through the schools and
the Religious Family to which they gave life. Its mission has spread beyond
Italy into Europe, the United States of American Brazil, Ethiopia and India.
SOURCE : https://web.archive.org/web/20160630220230/http://www.stnicksphila.com/St_Lucy_Filippini.html
Saint of the Day – 25
March – St Lucia Filippini (1672-1732) Virgin
Posted on March
25, 2022
Saint of the Day – 25
March – St Lucia Filippini (1672-1732) Virgin, Religious Sister, Founder of the
Religious Teachers Filippini for whom she founded countless schools all over
Italy, she concentrated too on raising her students to continue the work within
their families in order to strengthen familt life and the role and dignity of
woman. Born on 13 January 1672 at Cornetto, Tuscany, Italy and died on 25 March
1732 of cancer at Montefiascone, Italy. Patronage – the Religious Teachers
Filippini. Also known as – Lucy Filippini.
Lucia was the fifth and
youngest child of Filippo Filippini and Maddalena Picchi. She had not yet
reached her first birthday when her mother died and was buried in the Church of
San Marco. Her father, whom she loved dearly, also died six years later and was
buried in the Church of Santa Margherita in Corneto. Now orphaned, Lucia went
to live with her aunt and uncle. As a child Lucy would prepare small altars and
pray devoutly. It was soon clear that she possessed a precocious intelligence,
an inclination toward the spiritual life and a modesty that was truly angelic.
Her vision was set on God. Notwithstanding her aristocratic upbringing, she
always conducted herself with modesty and its practice.
At times Lucia would seek
for a serene atmosphere in the nearby Benedictine Nuns’ Monastery of Santa
Lucia. Lucia visited frequently, drawn there by her desire to be among those,
whose lives and goodness she admired. It was here that she received her First
Communion. Here, too, Lucia received the spiritual nourishment of which she
never had enough and listened attentively to the explanations of the Divine
Mysteries. The grace she felt can be understood from the joy and enthusiasm
expressed later as she led and instructed others. She spoke with much fervour
and her words of compassion and love, brought tears to the eyes of her
companions. They were a prelude to Lucia’s future mission.
When Cardinal Mark
Anthony Barbarigo made his first pastoral visit to Corneto, he made a lasting
impression on Lucia and she followed him to Montefiascone. Entrusting herself
to the Cardinal’s guidance, Lucia was eager to leave behind all worldly things.
She had a special devotion to Our Lady, her spiritual Mother and throughout her
life, her deep love for Mary and her faith, sustained her. Cardinal Barbarigo
envisioned her as a key factor to bring about a rebirth of Christian living. He
had already begun by establishing a seminary where young priests might study
and train for the ministry of the Word.
The next step was to
develop a Christian conscience and encourage the practice of virtue in the
home; this he resolved to do by opening schools for young ladies, particularly
the children of the poor, in whom he saw hope for the future. Lucia would head
the schools they founded to promote the dignity of womanhood and help influence
a healthy family life. Together they looked ahead to fulfilling their generous,
ardent and profound mission of faith and charity. In 1692, teachers were
trained to staff the rapidly expanding schools.
The young ladies of
Montefiascone were taught domestic arts, weaving, embroidering, reading and
Christian doctrine. Twelve years later the Cardinal devised a set of rules to
guide Lucia and her followers, in the religious life. Fifty-two schools were
established during Lucia’s lifetime. As the Community grew, it attracted the
attention of Pope Clement XI who, in 1707, called Lucia to Rome to start
schools, which he placed under his special protection. Here she completed the
work of founding the schools.
To complement the work of
the schools, Lucia and her Teachers conducted classes and conferences for
women, who were strengthened in their faith as they took part in prayer,
meditation and good works. Her focus for the social apostolate was to encourage
her Teachers to minister to the needs of the poor and the sick . Her method of teaching
attracted widespread attention. The social apostolate was an extension of the
classroom. She testified that the young ladies were the co-ordinating element
that underlies family life: ‘Having learned in school those things that were
necessary, they repeat them to parents and relatives at home and thus become so
many young teachers.’
Lucy died at sixty years
of age on 25 March 1732, on Feast of the Annunciation. For three centuries, the
example of Christian womanhood that marked the lives of her Teachers and
students was recognised by Holy Mother Church. On 22 June 1930, Lucia Filippini
was declared a Saint of the Church by Pope Pius XI and her Statue was given the
last available niche in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. Her statue can be
seen in the first upper niche from the main entrance on the left (south) side
of the nave of St Peter’s. The Institute, which bears the name of Lucia
Filippini, owes its birth to the Cardinal who loved schools and to the Holy
Teacher, who committed her entire life to the educative-apostolic mission.
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St.
Lucy Filippini. Founder Statue by Silvio Silva, 1949. Born - 13 January 1672 at
Corneto, Tuscany, Italy. Died 25 March 1732 at Montefiascone, Italy. Buried -
Cathedral of Montefiascone. Canonized - 22 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. Feast Day
- 25 March. Founded - Religious Teachers Filippini. Pedestal - S. LUCIA
FILIPPINI. She was given the second to last available niche in St Peter's - Saint Peter's Basilica
Statue
im Petersdom in
Rom
St. Lucy Filippini. Founder Statue by Silvio Silva, 1949. Born - 13 January 1672 at Corneto, Tuscany, Italy. Died 25 March 1732 at Montefiascone, Italy. Buried - Cathedral of Montefiascone. Canonized - 22 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. Feast Day - 25 March. Founded - Religious Teachers Filippini. Pedestal - S. LUCIA FILIPPINI. She was given the second to last available niche in St Peter's - Saint Peter's Basilica
Statue
im Petersdom in
Rom
St.
Lucy Filippini. Founder Statue by Silvio Silva, 1949. Born - 13 January 1672 at
Corneto, Tuscany, Italy. Died 25 March 1732 at Montefiascone, Italy. Buried -
Cathedral of Montefiascone. Canonized - 22 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI. Feast Day
- 25 March. Founded - Religious Teachers Filippini. Pedestal - S. LUCIA
FILIPPINI. She was given the second to last available niche in St Peter's - Saint Peter's Basilica
Statue
im Petersdom in
Rom
Santa Lucia
Filippini Vergine
Festa: 25 marzo
Tarquinia, 13 gennaio
1672 - 25 marzo 1732
Nacque il 13 gennaio 1672
a Tarquinia, da una famiglia onesta ma presto segnato dal dolore. La madre morì
quando aveva solo 11 mesi, e poco dopo anche il padre. Queste perdite la
spinsero a distaccarsi dal mondo e a cercare Dio, dedicandosi alle virtù. Sin
da giovane, evitò le cattive compagnie e la vanità, trovando conforto in Dio in
tutto ciò che la circondava. A 16 anni incontrò il cardinale Barbarigo, che la
consigliò di entrare nel monastero di S. Chiara a Montefiascone. Lì formò la
sua vocazione e, con l'aiuto di Barbarigo e della Beata Rosa Venerini, fondò
l'ordine delle Maestre Pie Filippini, dedicato all'educazione. Aprì scuole in
tutta Italia e all'estero, anche in America del Nord. Morì il 25 marzo 1732 e
fu beatificata nel 1926 e canonizzata nel 1930.
Etimologia: Lucia =
luminosa, splendente, dal latino
Emblema: Giglio
Martirologio
Romano: Presso Montefiascone nel Lazio, santa Lucia Filippini, fondatrice
dell’Istituto delle Maestre Pie per la promozione dell’istruzione cristiana
delle ragazze e delle donne, specialmente quelle povere.
Nacque il 13 gennaio 1672 a Tarquinia. I suoi genitori erano di onesta e onorata famiglia; ma la sua vita fu presto segnata dal dolore. I baci e le carezze materne, che si prodigano sempre generosamente attorno a una culla, vennero presto a cessare, poichè, quando Lucia non contava che undici mesi e pochi giorni, veniva strappata alla terra la madre sua nella fresca età di 27 anni. Pochi anni dopo anche il padre moriva. La nostra Santa da queste perdite così dolorose, prese motivo per staccarsi sempre più dalla terra, stringersi più fortemente a Dio e darsi all’acquisto delle più belle virtù. Modesta ugualmente nell'interno che all’esterno, scansava le amicizie delle compagne cattive che avvelenano coi loro vizi le anime innocenti e si guardava dalla vanità.
La bontà, il candore del suo cuore, il pungolo stesso della sventura, la spingevano a cercare la paee e la gioia solo con Dio. Tutto le parlava di Dio: il cielo, il mare, le campagne stesse di Tarquinia.
Ancora in giovane età fece gran tesoro dell’apostolato catechistico: ed è a questa missione, in un quadro più grande che la Divina Provvidenza l’ha chiamata.
A 16 anni ebbe il felicissimo incontro con il cardinale Barbarigo e, avuti da lui lumi e consigli, decise di entrare nel monastero di S. Chiara in Montefiascone. Questa fu la palestra dove si formò.
Illuminare le intelligenze e sollevare i cuori, era il suo nobile ideale. Prima nella cerchia ristretta del chiostro poi, con l’aiuto del cardinale Barbarigo, dietro le norme della Beata Rosa Venerini e con la cooperazione di una piissima signora, realizzò il suo piano apostolico, dando origine al benefico e non mai abbastanza lodato ministero educativo delle suore che, dalla loro madre, si denominarono “Maestre Pie Filippini”. Presto venne a mancare Rosa Venerini, e Lucia sola continuò l’opera.
Aprì parecchie scuole a Montefiascone, estese gli istituti a Roma e in altri
centri d’Italia, e ne costituì parecchi anche all’estero, particolarmente
nell’America del Nord, dove tuttora lavorano con grande frutto.
Consunta dalle fatiche, ricca di meriti, spirò dolcemente il 25 marzo del 1732.
Il Sommo Pontefice Pio XI nel 1926 l’annoverò tra i Beati e, il 22 giugno 1930,
l’iscrisse nel catalogo delle Sante Vergini.
Autore: Antonio Galuzzi
SOURCE : https://www.santiebeati.it/Detailed/31650.html
Lunedì, 29 gennaio 2001
Carissime Figlie di Santa
Lucia Filippini!
1. Sono lieto di
accogliervi ed a ciascuna porgo un cordiale benvenuto. Vi ringrazio per questa
visita, con la quale, in occasione del vostro Capitolo Generale Ordinario,
intendete rinnovare l’espressione della vostra piena fedeltà e adesione al
Successore di Pietro.
Voi operate da anni in
diversi Paesi del mondo e con amore vi ponete al servizio del Vangelo, attente
alle necessità dei piccoli, dei poveri e dei sofferenti, cercando di ispirare
il vostro ministero educativo a Gesù Maestro, in uno stile di sequela che fa
leva sull'amore sponsale. Continuate su questa strada, cooperando a diffondere
il Vangelo della carità nei nuovi campi di apostolato che il Signore vi affida.
L'esperienza, maturata dal vostro Istituto in lunghi anni di servizio a Cristo
e alla Chiesa, costituisce, all'inizio del nuovo millennio, una felice premessa
per una ancor più feconda stagione di vita consacrata ed apostolica.
2. Il vostro Capitolo
Generale si svolge quando si è appena concluso il Grande Giubileo dell'Anno
2000. Esso tocca un tema che è per voi di grande interesse: "Le
Costituzioni, lampada ai miei passi, luce sul mio cammino" (Sal 118).
La scelta dell'argomento intende porre in evidenza la necessità di un rinnovato
riferimento alla Regola, perché in essa e nelle Costituzioni è racchiuso un
itinerario di sequela qualificato da uno specifico carisma autenticato dalla
Chiesa (cfr Vita consecrata, 37).
Obiettivo fondamentale
del Capitolo è, pertanto, quello di consentire ai membri una più consapevole
interiorizzazione delle Costituzioni, per vivere un'autentica spiritualità
comunitaria, che sia testimonianza profetica dei valori del Regno. Di fronte al
dilagare di una mentalità secolarizzata, l'osservanza fedele della Regola vi sarà,
care Sorelle, di valido aiuto per rafforzarvi nella tensione verso l'Assoluto,
non conformandovi allo spirito di questo mondo, ma progredendo giorno dopo
giorno nella conformazione a Cristo.
L'assemblea capitolare vi
offre l'opportunità di riandare, con umiltà e coraggio, alle origini del vostro
Istituto, attingendovi più intenso vigore per rispondere alle sfide che si
presentano ora alla vostra intraprendenza apostolica. E' guardando alla
singolare esperienza del Card. Marcantonio Barbarigo e della giovane Lucia
Filippini che voi potrete realizzare l'auspicato rinnovamento delle strutture e
dei metodi, mantenendo saldo il riferimento alla Regola e alle Costituzioni,
che racchiudono un itinerario di sequela di Cristo secondo il vostro
specifico carisma educativo, pedagogico, assistenziale.
Attraverso una maggiore adesione a Lui, pietra angolare, che "è lo stesso
ieri, oggi e sempre" (Eb 13, 8), il dono che lo Spirito Santo ha
fatto ai vostri Fondatori potrà continuare ad animare la vostra esperienza
quotidiana.
3. Come non ripensare in
questa circostanza a quando, verso la fine del 1600, il Cardinale Marcantonio
Barbarigo, coadiuvato dalla giovane Lucia Filippini, avviò un’ampia azione di
sostegno umano e spirituale dei giovani, dedicandosi pure al miglioramento
della condizione femminile ed al risanamento morale e culturale del clero e del
popolo? Fu proprio a tal fine che furono costituite, attorno al 1692, le
“Scuole della Dottrina Cristiana” per le fanciulle del popolo, nella
prospettiva del risanamento della famiglia e della società. Nasceva
così un corpo di maestre valido e stabile, capace di attuare, con fedeltà e
creatività, quel progetto di intervento educativo che avevano ideato il
Barbarigo e la giovane Lucia Filippini.
Il vostro Capitolo
Generale, che si svolge all'alba del terzo millennio, costituisce quasi una
sosta per considerare il cammino sinora compiuto e valutare l'inizio, più che
mai promettente, di una nuova stagione di servizio ecclesiale in Italia, in
Europa e nei territori di missione in cui siete presenti. La Chiesa, carissime
Sorelle, si attende molto da voi: dal vostro esempio e dalla vostra generosa
dedizione apostolica.
Voi siete chiamate ad
esercitare un singolare ministero educativo, che si estrinsechi in costanti
segni di amore, specialmente verso i poveri, e che, attraverso le scuole,
favorisca non solo una solida crescita culturale degli alunni, ma anche il
loro consapevole avvicinamento alle perenni verità del Vangelo.
4. Perché possiate
proseguire con frutto questo vostro apostolato, sia vostra cura prioritaria
coltivare una spiritualità personale e comunitaria che sappia armoniosamente
fondere la salvaguardia dell'interiorità e la generosa dedizione alle vostre
molteplici attività apostoliche e caritative.
Per raggiungere questo
obiettivo, nel corso dei lavori capitolari avete opportunamente individuato
nella formazione alla vita consacrata, nello spirito di preghiera,
nella comunione fraterna e nella missione nella Chiesa e nel
mondo, le vie privilegiate per continuare ad essere, sull'esempio dei
Fondatori, una presenza significativa nel nostro tempo. Di fronte al dilagante
indifferentismo religioso, siete chiamate a realizzare la vostra specifica
missione, soprattutto nel campo scolastico, tenendo conto delle difficoltà connesse
ai diversi contesti culturali e locali. Siate coraggiose ed entusiaste, senza
lasciarvi condizionare dagli ostacoli di ogni genere che potete incontrare.
Rivivete in voi il
sentimento infuocato di Paolo, che esclamava: "Guai a me se non predicassi
il Vangelo!" (1 Cor 9,16). Alla scuola dei vostri Fondatori, ponete
il vostro apostolato sotto la protezione della Madre di Dio Maria, che la
Chiesa venera "con affetto di pietà filiale come una Madre
amatissima" (Lumen gentium, 53). Sono certo che, in tal modo, susciterete
nell’animo di numerose giovani il desiderio di incontrare Cristo e di servirlo
con “cuore indiviso” nei fratelli deboli ed indifesi.
Con questi sentimenti,
volentieri vi imparto, care Sorelle, una speciale Benedizione, che di cuore estendo
a tutte le persone, specialmente giovani, verso le quali vi impegna il compito
apostolico della vostra Famiglia religiosa.
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Lucia Filippini
(1672-1732)
Beatificazione:
- 13 giugno 1926
- Papa Pio XI
Canonizzazione:
- 22 giugno 1930
- Papa Pio XI
- Basilica Vaticana
Memoria Liturgica:
- 25 marzo
Religiosa, fondatrice
dell’Istituto delle Maestre Pie a Montefiascone (Vt) per la promozione
dell’istruzione cristiana delle ragazze e delle donne, specialmente quelle
povere
Illuminare le
intelligenze e sollevare i cuori, era il suo nobile ideale
Nacque il 13 gennaio 1672
a Tarquinia in provincia di Viterbo da onesta e onorata famiglia;
Rimasta orfana in tenera
età, Lucia si stringe al Signore che la chiama a entrare nel monastero di Santa
Chiara a Montefiascone. Votata all’apostolato catechistico, s’impegna nella
promozione dell’istruzione delle ragazze povere e fonderà l’Istituto delle
Maestre Pie Filippini.
Aprì parecchie scuole a
Montefiascone, estese gli istituti a Roma e in altri centri d’Italia, e ne
costituì parecchi anche all’estero, particolarmente nell’America del Nord, dove
tuttora lavorano con grande frutto.
Consumata dalle fatiche,
ricca di meriti, spirò dolcemente il 25 marzo del 1732.
Pio XI nel 1926
l’annoverò tra i Beati e, il 22 giugno 1930, l’iscrisse nel catalogo delle
Sante Vergini.
SOURCE : https://www.causesanti.va/it/santi-e-beati/lucia-filippini.html
Den hellige Lucia
Filippini (1672-1732)
Minnedag:
25. mars
Den hellige Lucia
Filippini ble født den 13. januar 1672 i den lille landsbyen Tarquinia ved
Corneto i regionen Toscana, rundt ti mil nordvest for Roma i Italia. Hennes
foreldre var Filippo Filippini og Maddalena Picchi, som begge stammet fra
adelige familier, og Lucia var den yngste av deres fem barn. Hun var ennå ikke
fylt ett år da hennes mor døde i en alder av 27 år, og hun var bare så vidt
fylt syv år da faren også døde i 1679. Lucia og hennes søster Elisabetta dro
for å bo hos sin onkel på morssiden, Antonio Picchi, hans hustru Costanza og
deres fire barn. De gikk på jenteskolen som ble drevet av benediktinersøstrene
av St. Lucia. Lucia hjalp sognepresten med katekismeundervisningen.
I 1687 ble den nyutnevnte
kardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo (d. 1706) utnevnt til biskop av Montefiascone og
Corneto. Han var en medfølende og kjærlig mann, spesielt overfor barn, og han
hadde allerede brukt mye av sin aktivitet til deres velferd. Han hadde
grunnlagt skoler for kristen lære, en jenteskole og et barnehjem. På et
pastoralbesøk i Corneto i 1692 møtte han de to søstrene Filippini og ble
begeistret for dem, spesielt den 20-årige Lucia, på grunn av hennes
målbevissthet, store fromhet og bemerkelsesverdige evner.
Den store
reformkardinalen overtalte henne til å komme til Montefiascone ved Bolsenasjøen
for å delta i et institutt som han hadde etablert for å utdanne lærerinner. Hun
for sin del fant i ham en rådgiver og far i Gud, noen som hun kunne betro sine
dypeste aspirasjoner til. Kardinalen sendte henne som losjerende til klosteret
Santa Chiara, hvor hun i en bønnefull atmosfære kunne finne ut av sitt kall.
Kardinalen fortsatte
overoppsynet med sine utdannelsesprosjekter. Imidlertid syntes han ute av stand
til å demme opp for de unges løsaktige liv, og han kom til den konklusjon at
problemet skyldtes det faktum at de fleste unge kvinner var uten utdannelse og
formasjon i troen. Løsningen var å gjøre de unge jentene, morgendagens mødre,
kjent med Kristus, med troens prinsipper og dens moralske krav.
Da han hørte om det
arbeidet den salige Rosa Venerini drev
etter de samme prinsippene med stor suksess i nærliggende Viterbo, inviterte
han henne til å komme til Montefiascone for å hjelpe ham med å sette i gang en
jenteskole. Hun bodde i Santa Chiara mens hun samarbeidet med biskopen, og der
ble hun og Lucia kjent med hverandre. Da tiden kom da Rosa måtte vende tilbake
til Viterbo, foreslo hun Lucia som en som var fullt i stand til å fortsette
arbeidet.
Lucia nølte, men til
slutt ble hun overtalt av biskopen til å ta på seg oppgaven. Han ikledde henne
en religiøs drakt i katedralen i Montefiascone, og hennes nidkjærhet vokste
etter hvert som arbeidet tok form og utviklet seg. Ingen elev kunne ha vist mer
lærenemhet enn Lucia. Hennes beskjedenhet, nestekjærlighet og intense
overbevisning om verdien av åndelige ting, sammen med hennes mot og hennes
praktiske sans vant alles hjerter. Ved siden av å drive skolen samlet hun også
sammen kvinnene i byen for å undervise dem i Kirkens lære og lede dem i bønn.
Hennes nestekjærlighet var altomfattende, og hvis hun hadde noen preferanser,
var det alltid for de mest trengende og hjelpeløse. Til gjengjeld fikk hun
tillit og kjærlighet fra utallige kvinner, unge og gamle.
Hennes arbeid hadde en
forbløffende suksess, og snart ble det klart at hun ikke kunne fortsette alene,
spesielt ettersom biskopen hadde bestemt seg for å etablere skoler for jenter i
alle større byer i bispedømmet. Han åpnet et novisiat under Lucias ledelse, og
han tok selv på seg å være skriftefar for gruppen. Lærerinnene, le Maëstre,
skulle ikke være ordenssøstre med løfter, men hengivne kvinner som hadde viet
seg til Herren for en spesiell oppgave. Lucias oppgave var dobbel: Formasjon og
veiledning av et nytt institutt i Kirken og grunnleggelsen og driften av
jenteskoler, i tillegg til noe perifer apostolisk aktivitet blant voksne
kvinner. For eksempel holdt hun ekteskapskurs for unge jenter som ville gifte
seg og pedagogiske seminar for blivende mødre for å lære dem hvordan man gir
sine barn en ekte kristen oppdragelse.
De neste tolv årene var
en tid med nye prosjekter, hvor Lucia og biskopen arbeidet hånd i hånd. Hun tok
seg av det meste av den daglige organiseringen, mens han fremmet arbeidet med
både moralsk og materiell støtte. Hver skole skulle utrustes, og vanligvis
kjøpte biskopen vinmarker eller vinkjellere for dette formålet. Det inntrykket
man får, er av varm innsats og klok administrasjon.
Det var imidlertid andre
faktorer som kompliserte situasjonen. Klosteret Santa Chiara, hvor Lucia hadde
tilbrakt en tid da hun søkte sitt kall, hadde forfalt slik at noe måtte gjøres
for å gjenopprette disiplinen. Superiorinnen, som selv var fortvilet for
fremtiden, ba om å bli overflyttet til det nye instituttet for lærerinner.
Biskopen forsøkte en løsning som skulle tilfredsstille alle parter: Lucia ble
utnevnt til superior i 1704, klostret ble bygd om og ble moderhus for
instituttet, hvor medlemmene av den kontemplative kommuniteten hadde visse
embeter.
Imidlertid oppnådde man
ingen fordeler med dette, for etter hvert som misunnelsen slo rot nektet de
udisiplinerte å la seg disiplinere, mens lærerinnene følte seg hemmet av et
tett rammeverk som var uegnet for deres oppgave. Lucia trakk seg fra embetet og
vendte tilbake til sitt eget institutt, og den utilfredsstillende situasjonen
fortsatte. Midt i det hele døde biskopen den 26. mai 1706. Han hadde vært så
sjenerøs i sin levetid at det var få ressurser igjen. De arrangementene han
hadde gjort for å opprettholde skolene og lønne lærerinnene ble lagt i hendene
på tjenestemenn ved katedralen.
Den nye biskopen,
Sebastiano Bonaventura, stadfestet Lucia som generalsuperior og ansvarlig for
alle skolene i bispedømmet. Han gjenopprettet Santa Chiara som et strengt
kontemplativt kloster, men ruinerte seminaret ved å tillate det ukloke salget
av dets inntektskilde. Han endret metodene i skolene som ble drevet av Lucia,
til Rosa Venerinis ergrelse.
I 1707 dro Lucia til Roma
på uttrykkelig ønske av pave Klemens XI (1700-21) for å grunnlegge den første
skolen utenfor hennes eget bispedømme. Skolen ble opprettet i Via delle Chiavi
d'Oro. Lucia kunne bare bli i byen i litt over seks måneder før hennes plikter
kalte henne til et annet sted, men barna strømmet til i mengder som langt
oversteg de lokalene som kunne skaffes. Før Lucia dro, var hun kjent for halve
distriktet som La Maëstra Santa (den hellige lærerinnen).
Dette nye prosjektet fikk
støtte fra mannskongregasjonen «Religiøse arbeidere», og deres innflytelse
modifiserte også Lucias undervisningsmetoder. Da hun vendte tilbake til
Montefiascone og Rosa kom for å overta etter henne, fant de to at de var på alt
for forskjellige veier til at de kunne fortsette å samarbeide. P. Martinelli,
som var hovedinspirasjonskilden for Rosa Venerinis undervisningsmetoder,
insisterte på et brudd med Lucia, noe som viste seg å bli en knusende erfaring
for henne.
I Montefiascone hadde
noen klerikere fått ansvaret for instituttets fond, som Barbarigo hadde
etterlatt seg til skolenes bruk, men de holdt tilbake inntektene. Det tok Lucia
nesten tre år å gjenåpne eller erstatte de skolene som hadde måttet stenge og å
finne nye finansieringskilder. Da administratorene fant noe de betraktet som en
irregularitet i papirene – en feil som var gjort av en notar – overtalte de
biskopen til å kreve at Lucia overleverte hele instituttets formue, også de
investeringene hun selv hadde skaffet eller fått gjennom lærernes arbeid. Alle
papirer i forbindelse med regnskapene ble tatt, slik at fremtidig argumentasjon
eller gransking ville bli umulig uten tilgang på dem. Og fortsatt kom det inn
noen inntekter.
Forpliktelsene for
skolene og lærerne lå tungt på superioren, som allerede var dødssyk. Gjennom
høytstående venner appellerte hun til paven for å bøte på situasjonen. Et
pavelig budskap til biskopen fant veien til en av administratorene, som
behandlet det overfladisk. Det var ikke før en apostolisk visitasjon hadde
avslørt den avtalen som vedrørte seminaret, at resten kom for en dag. De
skyldige ble avskjediget, men da var Lucia allerede død.
I 1726 hadde Lucia blitt
rammet av uhelbredelig kreft. Til tross for medisinsk omsorg i Roma fikk hun
aldri helsen tilbake. Hun døde den 25. mars 1732 i Montefiascone, en dag hun
selv hadde forutsagt, og hun ble gravlagt i byens domkirke i nærvær av en enorm
menneskemengde.
Den 20. mai 1926 ble
Lucias grav åpnet, og hennes legeme ble funnet nesten fullstendig intakt. Det
ble ikledd nye klær og plassert i det krystallskrinet hvor det fortsatt
befinner seg i krypten i katedralen St. Margareta i Montefiascone. Etter over
to århundrer er hennes legeme fortsatt bemerkelsesverdig godt bevart. Ansiktet
er den delen som er minst bevart, så det er nå dekket av et sølvnett.
Lucia ble saligkåret den
13. juni 1926 og helligkåret den 22. juni 1930 av pave Pius XI (1922-39).
Hennes minnedag er dødsdagen 25. mars. Hennes navn står i Martyrologium
Romanum.
I likhet med Rosa
Venerini hadde Lucia et stort talent for enkel og overbevisende tale. Selv om
hun ikke deltok ved grunnleggelsen av Rosas institutt «Maëstre pie Venerini»
(Venerinis fromme lærerinner), også kalt «jesuittinner», æres hun som
medgrunnleggerske fordi hun var den mest nidkjære, innflytelsesrike og hellige
av alle de som tidlig fremmet Maestre Pie i Italia. Derfor kalles de også
«Filippini». I dag finnes både «Maëstre pie Venerini» (MPV) og «Maëstre pie
Filippini» (MPF). På en tid da obligatorisk utdannelse ikke var en ting man en
gag kunne drømme om, gjorde disse skolene undre både for religiøs og sosial
forbedring for italienske kvinner.
I 1760 godkjente pave
Klemens XIII (1758-69) deres konstitusjoner. Selv om instituttet Maestre Pie,
eller «Det pavelige institutt av Filippini-lærerinner», ikke er så kjent
utenfor Italia som det hadde fortjent, har kongregasjonen likevel etablert hus
i USA (siden 1910), Brasil, England, Sveits, Etiopia og India. I dag har deres
arbeidsoppgaver blitt utvidet til også å omfatte omsorg for eldre og generelt
menighetsarbeid. I Den tredje verden legger de vekten på de svært fattige og
utstøtte.
Kilder:
Attwater/Cumming, Butler, Butler (III), Benedictines, Delaney, Bunson, Cruz
(1), Engelhart, Schauber/Schindler, Index99, KIR, CSO, Patron Saints SQPN,
Infocatho, Heiligenlexikon - Kompilasjon og oversettelse: p. Per Einar Odden -
Opprettet: 1999-08-04 20:43 - Sist oppdatert: 2006-01-04 14:54
SOURCE : https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/lfilippi
Gemälde
in der Kathedrale
Santa Margherita in Montefiascone
Lucia Filippini
Gedenktag katholisch: 25.
März
Name bedeutet: die
Leuchtende (latein.)
Ordensstifterin
* 13. Januar 1672 in Tarquinia bei Viterbo in Italien
† 25. März 1732 in Montefiascone in
Italien
Lucia Filippini, die ihre
Mutter verlor, als sie noch kein Jahr alt war, und wenig später auch ihren
Vater, gründete zunächst zusammen mit Rosa
Venerini zahlreiche Schulen für Mädchen. Nachdem die beiden Frauen
getrennte Wege gingen, ging Lucia in das damalige Büßerhaus
Santa Chiara - an der Stelle des heutigen Instituts Divino
Amore - nach Montefiascone. 1717 gründete sie mit Unterstützung des
Reformers Kardinal Antonio Barbarigo und anderen in Montefiascone die
Gemeinschaft der Maestre
Pie Filippini, deren Aufgabe die christliche Erziehung von Mädchen ist.
1704 wurde Lucia Generaloberin.
1760 bestätigte Papst
Clemens XIII. die Genossenschaft, die heute auch in den USA vertreten ist.
1962 wurde die Krypta
der Kathedrale
Santa Margherita in Montefiascone zu einem Andachtsraum zum Gedenken
an Lucia umgewandelt, in der Mitte steht ihr gläserner Sarg.
Kanonisation: Papst
Pius XI. sprach Lucia am 13. Juni 1926 selig; derselbe Papst sprach
sie am 22. Juni 1930 heilig.
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Lucia
(Luzia, Lucie, Lucienne, Lucille)
Lucia (Luzia) Filippini,
1672 in der Toskana geboren, hatte früh die Eltern verloren und war doch ein
ganz ungewöhnliches Kind. Atemlos hingen die Dorfkinder an ihren Lippen, wenn
sie ihre phantasievollen Geschichtchen erzählte. Eines Tages kam der Bischof in
den Ort und wunderte sich nicht wenig, als er Alt und Jung um ein zartes
Mädchen versammelt sah, das die schwierigsten Katechismusfragen geschickt
erklärte. Der Bischof nahm das Waisenkind mit in die Bischofsstadt und schickte
es in die Dörfer der Umgebung, damit sie den Kindern religiösen Unterricht
erteile. Schon die ersten Versuche waren ein großer Erfolg. Oft lauschten mehr
Erwachsene als Kinder der jugendlichen Lehrerin. Sie übersetzte die gelehrten
theologischen Weisheiten in die einfache Sprache des Volkes. Wo sie einige
Wochen gelehrt hatte, war es, als hätte eine Volksmission die Menschen völlig
umgewandelt. Papst Clemens XI. holte die begnadete Erzieherin 1707 nach Rom,
und schon bald war sie als Lehrerin auch hier so bekannt wie in ihrer Heimat.
Ihr Erfolgsgeheimnis formulierte sie mit den Worten: „Wer Liebe schenkt, dem
wird auch Liebe gegeben.“ 1727 erkrankte Lucia Filippini an einem Krebsleiden.
Den Tod bereits vor Augen, reiste sie weiter umher und bestärkte ihre
Mitarbeiterinnen in ihrer Arbeit. Am Feste Mariä Verkündigung ging sie in die
Ewigkeit hinüber. + 25.3.1732.
Land : Europa
Italien
Stand : Orden-
und Klosterleben
Stadt : Rom
BesonderheitenSozialengagement
Amadísimas Hijas de santa
Lucía Filippini:
1. Me alegra
acogeros y daros una cordial bienvenida a cada una. Os agradezco esta visita,
mediante la cual, con ocasión de vuestro capítulo general ordinario, queréis
renovar la expresión de vuestra plena fidelidad y adhesión al Sucesor de Pedro.
Desde hace años
desarrolláis vuestra actividad en diversos países del mundo y os ponéis con
amor al servicio del Evangelio, atentas a las necesidades de los humildes, los
pobres y los que sufren, procurando inspirar vuestro ministerio educativo en
Jesús Maestro, con un estilo de seguimiento basado en el amor esponsal. Seguid
por este camino, cooperando en la difusión del evangelio de la caridad en los
nuevos campos de apostolado que os confía el Señor. Al comienzo del nuevo
milenio, la experiencia que vuestro instituto ha adquirido durante largos años
de servicio a Cristo y a la Iglesia constituye una premisa feliz para una
estación aún más fecunda de vida consagrada y apostólica.
2. Vuestro capítulo
general se celebra cuando acaba de concluir el gran jubileo del año 2000.
Aborda un tema de gran interés para vosotras: "Las Constituciones,
lámpara para mis pasos, luz en mi camino" (cf. Sal 118). Con la
elección de este tema habéis querido poner de manifiesto la necesidad de una
renovada referencia a la Regla, porque en ella y en las Constituciones se
contiene un itinerario de seguimiento caracterizado por un carisma específico
reconocido por la Iglesia (cf. Vita
consecrata, 37).
Por tanto, el objetivo
fundamental del capítulo consiste en facilitar a los miembros una
interiorización más consciente de las Constituciones, para vivir una auténtica
espiritualidad comunitaria, que sea testimonio profético de los valores del
Reino. Queridas hermanas, ante la difusión de una mentalidad secularizada, la
observancia fiel de la Regla os ayudará en gran medida a fortaleceros en
vuestra tensión hacia lo Absoluto, de modo que no os conforméis al espíritu
de este mundo, sino que progreséis día a día en vuestra configuración
con Cristo.
La asamblea capitular os
brinda la oportunidad de volver, con humildad y valentía, a los orígenes de
vuestro instituto, obteniendo así mayor vigor para responder a los desafíos que
se presentan ahora a vuestra actividad apostólica. Al considerar la singular
experiencia del cardenal Marcantonio Barbarigo y de la joven Lucía Filippini
podréis realizar la anhelada renovación de las estructuras y de los métodos,
manteniendo firme la referencia a la Regla y a las Constituciones,
que ofrecen un itinerario de seguimiento de Cristo según vuestro
específico carisma educativo, pedagógico y asistencial. A través
de una mayor adhesión a él, piedra angular, que "es el mismo ayer, hoy y siempre"
(Hb 13, 8), el don que el Espíritu Santo hizo a vuestros fundadores podrá
seguir animando vuestra experiencia diaria.
3. ¡Cómo no recordar
en esta circunstancia cuando, a finales del siglo XVII, el cardenal Marcantonio
Barbarigo, con la ayuda de la joven Lucía Filippini, comenzó una amplia acción
de apoyo humano y espiritual a los jóvenes, dedicándose también al mejoramiento
de la condición femenina y a la consolidación moral y cultural del clero y del
pueblo! Precisamente con ese fin se constituyeron, aproximadamente el año 1692,
las "Escuelas de la doctrina cristiana" para las muchachas del
pueblo, con el fin de contribuir a mejorar la familia y la sociedad. Nació así
un cuerpo valioso y estable de maestras, capaz de llevar a cabo, con fidelidad
y creatividad, el proyecto de intervención educativa que habían ideado el
cardenal Barbarigo y la joven Lucía Filippini.
Vuestro capítulo general,
que se celebra en el alba del tercer milenio, es como un alto en el camino para
considerar el itinerario recorrido hasta ahora y valorar el comienzo, más
prometedor que nunca, de una nueva etapa de servicio eclesial en Italia, en
Europa y en los territorios de misión en los que estáis presentes. Amadísimas
hermanas, la Iglesia espera mucho de vosotras: de vuestro ejemplo y de
vuestra generosa entrega apostólica.
Estáis llamadas a
desempeñar un singular ministerio educativo, que se manifieste en constantes
signos de amor, especialmente para con los pobres, y que, a través de las
escuelas, no sólo favorezca un sólido crecimiento cultural de los alumnos, sino
también su acercamiento consciente a las verdades perennes del Evangelio.
4. Para que podáis
proseguir con fruto vuestro apostolado, debéis preocuparos en especial por
cultivar una espiritualidad personal y comunitaria que conjugue armoniosamente
la salvaguardia de la interioridad y la entrega generosa a vuestras múltiples
actividades apostólicas y caritativas.
Con el fin de alcanzar
este objetivo, durante los trabajos capitulares habéis comprobado oportunamente
que la formación para la vida consagrada, el espíritu de oración,
la comunión fraterna y la misión en la Iglesia y en el mundo son
los caminos privilegiados para seguir siendo, según el ejemplo de vuestros
fundadores, una presencia significativa en nuestro tiempo. Ante el
indiferentismo religioso generalizado, estáis llamadas a cumplir vuestra misión
específica, sobre todo en el campo escolar, teniendo en cuenta las dificultades
relacionadas con los diversos ambientes culturales y locales. Sed valientes y
entusiastas, y no os dejéis condicionar por los diferentes obstáculos que
podáis encontrar.
Revivid en vosotras el
ardiente sentimiento de san Pablo, que exclamaba: "¡Ay de mí si no
predicara el Evangelio!" (1 Co 9, 16). Siguiendo el ejemplo de
vuestros fundadores, poned vuestro apostolado bajo la protección de María, la
Madre de Dios, a quien la Iglesia venera "como Madre amantísima con
sentimientos de piedad filial" (Lumen
gentium, 53). Estoy seguro de que, de este modo, suscitaréis en el corazón
de numerosas jóvenes el deseo de encontrar a Cristo y servirlo con
"corazón indiviso" en los hermanos débiles e indefensos.
Queridas hermanas, con
estos sentimientos os imparto de buen grado una bendición especial, que
extiendo de corazón a todas las personas, en particular jóvenes, por quienes
realizáis la tarea apostólica de vuestra familia religiosa.
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29 de Janeiro de 2001
Caríssimas Filhas de Santa Lúcia Filippini
1. Sinto-me feliz por vos
receber e a cada uma de vós dou as cordiais boas-vindas. Agradeço-vos esta visita,
com a qual, por ocasião do vosso Capítulo Geral Ordinário, desejais renovar a
expressão da vossa plena fidelidade e adesão ao Sucessor de Pedro.
Vós estais empenhadas há
anos em vários Países do mundo e pondes-vos com amor ao serviço do Evangelho, atentas
às necessidades dos pequeninos, dos pobres e dos que sofrem, procurando
inspirar o vosso ministério educativo em Jesus Mestre, num estilo de seguimento
que faz apelo ao amor esponsal. Continuai por este caminho, cooperando na
difusão do Evangelho da caridade nos novos âmbitos de apostolado que o Senhor
vos confia. A experiência, maturada pelo vosso Instituto durante longos anos
de serviço a Cristo e à Igreja,
constitui, no início do novo milénio, um feliz preliminar para uma época de
vida consagrada e apostólica ainda mais fecunda.
2. O vosso Capítulo Geral
tem lugar quando se acabou de concluir o Grande Jubileu do Ano 2000. Ele trata
um tema que é para vós de grande interesse: "As Constituições,
lâmpada para os meus passos, luz para o meu caminho" (Sl 118). A
escolha do tema deseja ressaltar a necessidade de uma renovada referência à
Regra, porque nela e nas Constituições se encerra um itinerário de seguimento
qualificado por um específico carisma autenticado pela Igreja (cf. Vita
consecrata, 37).
Por conseguinte, o
objectivo fundamental do Capítulo é consentir aos membros uma interiorização
mais consciente das Constituições, a fim de viverem uma autêntica
espiritualidade comunitária, que seja testemunho profético dos valores do
Reino. Perante o alastrar-se de uma mentalidade secularizada, a observância
fiel da Regra será para vós, queridas Irmãs, uma válida ajuda para vos
fortalecerdes na tendência ao Absoluto, não vos
conformando com o espírito deste mundo, mas progredindo dia após dia na
conformação a Cristo.
A assembleia capitular
oferece-vos a oportunidade de voltar de novo, com humildade e coragem, às
origens do vosso Instituto, haurindo nele um vigor mais intenso para responder
aos desafios que agora se apresentam às vossas iniciativas apostólicas. Olhando
para a singular experiência do Cardeal Marcantonio Barbarigo e da jovem Lúcia
Filippini, podereis realizar a desejada renovação das estruturas e dos métodos,
mantendo firme a referência à Regra e às Constituições, que
reúnem um itinerário de seguimento de Cristo de acordo com o vosso
específico carisma educativo, pedagógico e assistencial. Através de
uma maior adesão a Ele, pedra angular, que "é o mesmo ontem, hoje e
sempre" (Hb 13, 8), o dom que o Espírito Santo fez aos vossos
Fundadores poderá continuar a animar a vossa experiência quotidiana.
3. Neste momento, não
posso deixar de pensar de novo em quando, nos finais de 1600, o Cardeal
Marcantonio Barbarigo, coadjuvado pela jovem Lúcia Filippini, deu início a uma
ampla acção de apoio humano e espiritual dos jovens, dedicando-se também ao
melhoramento da condição feminina e ao restabelecimento moral e cultural do
clero e do povo? Precisamente para esta finalidade foram constituídas, por
volta de 1692, as "Escolas da Doutrina Cristã" para as jovens do
povo, na perspectiva do saneamento da família e da sociedade. Desta forma,
surgia um corpo de professoras válido e estável, capaz de realizar, com
fidelidade e criatividade, aquele projecto de intervenção educativo que
Barbarigo e a jovem Lúcia Filippini tinham idealizado.
O vosso Capítulo Geral,
que tem lugar no alvorecer do terceiro milénio, constitui quase uma pausa para
considerar o caminho até agora percorrido e avaliar o início, mais do que nunca
prometedor, de uma nova época de serviço eclesial na Itália, na Europa e nos
territórios de missão nos quais estais presentes. A Igreja, caríssimas Irmãs,
espera muito de vós: do vosso exemplo e da vossa generosa dedicação
apostólica.
Estais chamadas a exercer
um particular ministério educativo, que se manifeste em constantes sinais de
amor, sobretudo em benefício dos pobres, e que, através das
escolas, favoreça não só um sólido crescimento cultural
dos alunos, mas também a sua consciente aproximação às verdades perenes do
Evangelho.
4. Para que possais
prosseguir com bons resultados este vosso apostolado, seja vossa solicitude
prioritária cultivar uma espiritualidade pessoal e comunitária que saiba
harmoniosamente fundir a salvaguarda da interioridade e a generosa dedicação às
vossas numerosas actividades apostólicas e caritativas.
Para alcançar este
objectivo, durante os trabalhos do capítulo reconhecestes oportunamente
na formação para a vida consagrada, no espírito de oração, na comunhão
fraterna e na missão na Igreja e no mundo, os caminhos privilegiados
para continuar a ser, a exemplo dos Fundadores, uma presença significativa no
nosso tempo. Perante o crescente indiferentismo religioso, estais chamadas a
realizar a vossa missão específica, sobretudo no campo escolar, tendo em
consideração as dificuldades relacionadas com os diversos contextos culturais e
locais. Sede corajosas e entusiastas, sem vos deixardes condicionar pelos
obstáculos de qualquer tipo que podereis encontrar.
Revivei em vós o ardente sentimento de Paulo, que exclamava: "Ai de mim, se não evangelizar" (1 Cor 9, 16). Na escola dos vossos Fundadores, ponde o vosso apostolado sob a protecção da Mãe de Deus, Maria, que a Igreja venera "como mãe amantíssima, dedicando-lhe afecto e piedade filial" (Lumen gentium, 53). Estou certo de que, desta forma, suscitareis em numerosas jovens o desejo de encontrar Cristo e de o servir com "coração indiviso" nos irmãos débeis e indefesos.
Com estes sentimentos, concedo-vos de coração, caríssimas Irmãs, uma especial
Bênção, que faço extensiva a todas as pessoas, sobretudo jovens, com as quais
vos empenha a tarefa apostólica da vossa Família religiosa.
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