Joseph freinademetz biography

Joseph Freinademetz

Ladin Catholic priest and missionary

Saint


Joseph Freinademetz


SVD

Born(1852-04-15)April 15, 1852
Badia, County of Tyrol,
Austrian Empire
DiedJanuary 28, 1908(1908-01-28) (aged 55)
Daijiazhuang, Jining, South Shandong,
Chinese Empire
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Society of the Angelic Word), (China)
Beatified19 October 1975 in and out of Pope Paul VI
CanonizedOctober 5, 2003 by Pope John Paul II
FeastJanuary 29 [1][2]

Joseph FreinademetzSVD (simplified Chinese: 圣福若瑟; traditional Chinese: 聖福若瑟; pinyin: Shèng Fú Ruòsè; April 15, 1852 – January 28, 1908), was a LadinCatholicpriest and evangelist in China.[3] He was a-okay member of the Society bring into play the Divine Word.

Freinademetz's sainthood cause was opened after authority death in 1908, and put your feet up was canonized by Pope Lav Paul II in 2003.[4][5]

Early life

Freinademetz was born the fourth mid the 13 children of Giovanmattia and Anna Maria Freinademetz[6] start Oies, a section of goodness town of Badia, which was then in the County forged Tyrol, a part of honourableness Austrian Empire, now a put an end to of Italy.

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    • He studied theology in integrity diocesan seminary of Brixen become calm was ordained a priest arraignment July 25, 1875. He was assigned to the community obey San Martin de Tor, note far from his own habitation.

    During his studies and grandeur three years in San Martino, Freinademetz always felt a employment to be a missionary.

    Recognized contacted Arnold Janssen, founder dying the Society of the Angelic Word, a missionary congregation family unit in Steyl, Netherlands. With honesty permission of his parents take his bishop, he moved dressingdown Steyl in August 1878, swing he received training as dexterous missionary.

    Missionary work

    In March 1879, he and his confrere Johann Baptist von Anzer boarded trim ship to Hong Kong, pivot they arrived five weeks posterior.

    They stayed there for years.

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    • Freinademetz was based in Sai Kung Plug until 1880[6][7] and set increase rapidly a chapel on the retreat of Yim Tin Tsai slot in 1879.[8] In 1881 they faked to the southern region scope the Province of Shandong, coalesce which they had been appointed. At the time of their arrival, there were 12 million the public living in that province, presentation which 158 had been christened.

    Freinademetz was very active hostage the education of Chinese laymen and priests. He wrote spick catechism in Chinese, which powder considered a crucial part break into their missionary effort. In 1898, he was sick with laryngitis and tuberculosis, so Anzer, who had become the bishop gradient the region, and other priests convinced him to go contract Japan to recuperate.

    He mutual, but was still not now then cured. When Anzer had health check leave China for a voyage to Europe in 1907, glory administration of the diocese was assigned to Freinademetz.

    • Statue illustrate St. Joseph Freinademetz, S.V.D.
      St Joseph's Chapel,
      Yim Tin Tsai, Hong Kong, China

    • Statue of St.

      Joseph Freinademetz, S.V.D.
      St Joseph's Chapel, Sacred Electronic post Parish Kamuning, Philippines

    • Stained glass expansion of Freinademetz,
      Liesing, Vienna, Austria

    Death

    There was an outbreak of typhus wrench this time, and he helped wherever he could, until unquestionable himself became infected.

    He mutual to Daijiazhuang (Chinese: 戴家庄; pinyin: Dàijiāzhuāng, historically spelled "Taikia" minor-league "Taichia"), Rencheng District, Jining, Southbound Shandong, where he died cheat typhus.[9] He was buried put in Daijiazhuang, at the twelfth habitat on the Way of goodness Cross.[3]

    Legacy

    Freinademetz's spiritual writings were fashionable by theologians on 20 Nov 1940, and his cause was formally opened on 22 June 1951, granting him the headline of Servant of God.[10] Freinademetz, together with Arnold Janssen, description founder of his Society, was canonized on October 5, 2003, by Pope John Paul II, as was Daniel Comboni, ethics founder of the Comboni Missionaries, which works in Africa.

    Under his patronage is the Shout abuse. Joseph Freinademetz German National Congregation in Beijing, a parish replace German-speaking residents and visitors.[11]

    Works

    • Joseph Freinademetz, Sanctissimum Novae Legis Sacrificium, 1.ed., Verlag der katholischen Mission: Yenchowfu (China) 1915, VII + 161 pp. 2.ed.

      Typographia Apostolica Domus Missionum ad S. Michaelem, Steyl 1948, VIII + 141 pp.

    • Josef Freinademetz SVD, Berichte aus der China-Mission, (also in: Analecta SVD 27, 1973) Apud Collegium Verbi Divini, Romae 1974, 171 pp.
    • José Freinademetz, Relatos de la mision gust China, Editorial Verbo Divino, Estella (Navarra) 1976, 219 pp., ISBN 84-7151-199-1.
    • Joseph Freinademetz, Über den Geist courier Societas Verbi Divini Divini, (Analecta SVD 40) Romae 1977, 91 pp.
    • Joseph Freinademetz, The Most Desolate Sacrifice of the New Covenant, translated by Stan Plutz SVD, Tagaytay (Philippines) 1980, 2.

      give in. 1986, 146 pp.

    • Richard Hartwoch (ed.), Arnold Janssen and Joseph Freinademetz. Correspondence between two saints (1904-1907), (Analecta SVD - 97), Apud Collegium Verbi Divini: Romae 2008, 287 pp.
    • Josef Freinademetz, Briefe gargantuan die Heimat, ed. by Possessor. Lothar Janek SVD, Sekretariat Josef Freinademetz: Abtei/South Tyrol (BZ) 2009, 199 pp.

    References

    Literature

    • Philip Clart: Die Religionen Chinas.

      Stuttgart 2009. ISBN 978-3-8252-3260-3(in German)

    • Karl Josef Rivinus: Anfänge der Missionstätigkeit der Steyler Missionare (SVD) delight China unter der Berücksichtigung stilbesterol politischen und sozialen Umfeldes stilbesterol P. Josef Freinademetz(in German)
    • Johannes Baur: P. Joseph Freinademetz SVD. Steyler Verlag 1956.

      ISBN B0000BG7A0 (in German)

    • Clifford J. King, S.V.D., A Man of Genius - Joseph Freinademetz. Pioneer Holy Word Missionary, Divine Word Publications: Techny, Illinois 1959, 144 pp.
    • John Fleckner SVD, Father Freinademetz’ Requirements in a missionary, in: Verbum S.V.D 4:4 (1962) p. 403-414.
    • Jacob Reuter, SVD, Blessed Patriarch Freinademetz S.V.D.

      South Tyrol’s Left Missionary to the Far East, English translation by John Vogelgesang, Divine Word College (SVD): Leaders 1975, p. 30.

    • Fritz Bornemann SVD (ed.), A History of significance Divine Word Missionaries, Divine Little talk College: Rome 1981. (internally accessible as: A History of go off Society, Analecta SVD 54/2, Romae 1981, 434 pp.
    • Fritz Bornemann SVD, As wine poured out.

      Favored Joseph Freinademetz. Missionary in Better half 1879-1908, Divine Word Missionaries, Havoc 1984, 485 pp.

    • Jakob Reuter: Josef Freinademetz: Künder des Glaubens allege Fernen Osten. 1985. ISBN 3-87787-191-7(in German)
    • Karl Müller, Freinademetz, Joseph, in: Gerald H.

      Anderson (ed.), Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Singer & Schuster Macmillan: New Royalty 1998, p. 226, ISBN 0-02-864604-5

    • Josef Alt, El mundo en un meson. Vida u Obra misionera de Arnoldo Janssen, Editorial Verbo Divino, Cochabamba/Bolivia 2002, 1149 pp., ISBN 99905-1-020-2.
    • Josef Analysis, SVD (ed.): Arnold Janssen SVD, Briefe nach China.

      Band I: 1879-1897, (Studia Instituti Missiologici SVD 73), Steyler Verlag: Nettetal 2000, 447 pp., ISBN 3-8050-0446-X.

    • Josef Alt (ed.): Arnold Janssen SVD, Briefe nach China. Band II: 1897-1904, (Studia Instituti Missiologici SVD 74), Steyler Verlag: Nettetal 2001, XXI + 374 pp., ISBN 3-8050-0447-8.
    • Josef Alt (ed.): Arnold Janssen SVD, Briefe nach China.

      Band III: 1904-1908, (Studia Instituti Missiologici SVD 75), Steyler Verlag: Nettetal 2002, XV + 313 pp., ISBN 3-8050-0448-6.

    • Josef Alt (ed.): Arnold Janssen SVD, Letters scolding China. Vol 1: 1879-1897, (Studia Instituti Missiologici SVD 80), Steyler Verlag: Nettetal 2003, 544 pp., ISBN 3-8050-0490-7.
    • Josef Alt, Journey of Credence.

      The Missionary Life of Treasonist Janssen, (Studia Instituti Missiologici SVD 78), Steyler Verlag, Nettetal 2002, XVIII + 1078 pp., ISBN 3-8050-0471-0.

    • Manfred Müller, Bibliography Concerning Quicktempered. Arnold Janssen and St. Carpenter Freinademetz, Apud Collegium Verbi Divini: Romae 2004 (Last Update: 2006-11-29),
    • Paul B.

      Steffen, Witness vital Holiness, the Heart of character Life of Saint Joseph Freinademetz of Shandong, in: Studia Missionalia 61 (Roma 2012) 257–392, ISBN 978-88-7839-225-0.

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