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St. Luigi Orione (Pontecurone, near Tortona, June 23, 1872 - Sanremo, March 12, 1940) is an Italian saint. Pontecurone ( Piedmontese: Poncròu) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region For the medieval Scholar, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a Comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sanremo is a city with about 57000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Life
Born at Pontecurone, in the province of Alessandria (Piedmont), Don Luigi Orione was a student at the Valdocco Oratory in Turin. Pontecurone ( Piedmontese: Poncròu) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region The Province of Alessandria (Italian Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a Population of some 430000 which forms the southeastern Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. [1]
He gained the attention of St. John Bosco, who numbered him among his favorite pupils. Saint John Bosco (born 'Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco' and known in English as Don Bosco ( August 16 1815 &ndash January 31 1888 Since age 13, Luigi suffered health problems. However, three years later, at age 16, he was present at St. John Bosco's death in Turin in 1888. Immediately upon his death, Luigi's ailments were miraculously cured. [2]
In 1892, the 20-year-old seminarian opened his own oratory, and the following year he started a vocational school for the poor. He was ordained a priest on 13 April 1895. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Starting in 1899 Orione started to gather a group of priests and clerics that were to become Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza, or the Little Work of the Divine Providence. In 1903 the group received the full imprimatur of the bishop, and it became what is still called to this day the Sons of Divine Providence.
One of the priests who was in his inner circle was Lorenzo Perosi, who later became Perpetual Director of the Sistine Choir and one of the most famous composers of sacred music. Monsignor Lorenzo Perosi ( 21 December 1872 - 12 October 1956) was an Italian Composer of Sacred music and the only The Sistine Chapel Choir is a Choir based in Vatican City and is one of the oldest religious choirs in the World. Perosi was born in the same year and the same province (Tortona) as Orione; they remained lifelong friends. For the medieval Scholar, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a Comune of Piemonte, in the Province of
In 1908, Orione went to Messina and Reggio Calabria, both of which were devastated by respective earthquakes. Reggio di Calabria (Italian pronunciation /ˈrɛʤo ˌdikaˈlabrja/ Calabrian dialect: Rìggiu, Greek-Calabrian: Righi, Greek: He dedicated three years to help those in need, most especially the caring of orphans. In 1915 he went to Marsica when that region had a similarly devastating earthquake. That same year he founded the Congregation of the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity.
At the end of World War I, Don Orione began to expand his work. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He founded schools, farming colonies, and charity organizations -- always with a special emphasis on helping orphans and the poor. Over the next two decades, he started foundations throughout Italy and the Americas.
Shrine of the Madonna della Guardia
In 1931 he founded the Shrine of the Madonna della Guardia in Tortona, which to this day is the principal church in the world for the Orionine order. For the medieval Scholar, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a Comune of Piemonte, in the Province of It is also a center for annual music festivals in honor of Orione's friend, the hitherto mentioned Perosi. Monsignor Lorenzo Perosi ( 21 December 1872 - 12 October 1956) was an Italian Composer of Sacred music and the only
Final Illness & Death
In the winter of 1940, Don Orione started to suffer serious cardiac and pulmonary ailments. He went to Sanremo to recuperate, but not without a tinge of regret. Sanremo is a city with about 57000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. On March 9, 1940, he is recorded as saying, "It is not among the palm trees that I would like to die," he said, "but among the poor who are Jesus Christ. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Three days later, surrounded by fellow priests of his Orionine order, Luigi Orione died. His last words were, “Jesus, Jesus! I am going. "
Orione's body was exhumed in 1965. It has resided in the aforementioned sanctuary in Tortona which Don Orione himself founded since October 26, 1980, the day when Don Luigi Orione was beatified by Pope John Paul II. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Pope On May 16, 2004, by the same pope, Blessed Luigi Orione was declared Saint Luigi Orione. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Today, the charitable organizations begun by St. Luigi Orione are still operating in abundance throughout the world. In America, the national shrine and headquarters of the Orionine order is located on a well-known hill in East Boston, Massachusetts, known as Orient Heights. East Boston was annexed by the City of Boston in 1836 and is separated from the rest of the city by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop, Revere The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Orient Heights is an historic section of East Boston. The neighborhood sits on a hill named "Orient Heights" the hill measures 152 feet in elevation at its highest
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Saint John Bosco (born 'Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco' and known in English as Don Bosco ( August 16 1815 &ndash January 31 1888 Saint Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo or Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo ( May 3, 1786 &ndash April 30, 1842) was the FounderDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic