Cottolengo Friends
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| File:CottolengoFriends.png Cottolengo Friends Logo | |
| Named after | St. Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo |
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| Founded | October 10, 1993 |
| Focus | Service of the poor and serving a prominent role in changing life of many people in the society. |
| Location | |
Area served | Kerala, India |
Members | Estimated 50 |
President | Mr. Jackson Jacob |
Key people | Mr. Sharon John (VP) Mr. Rony John (Treasurer) Mr. Vimal P Bruno(Secretary) |
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Volunteers | 10 |
| Website | Afriel Bulletin |
Cottolengo Friends (An association est. 1993): A social service society which work for the welfare and betterment of the society in Kerala mainly in Ernakulam district, India. Societies key moto is to promote the ideology of Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo an Roman Catholic saint. The society was formed on 10 October 1993, since then it is serving a prominent role in changing life of many people.
About Society Moto[edit]
The society's involvement in cultural, environmental, arts and sports activities, making it a major contributor in changing the outlook of the society and people.
- Identify people who need help
- Assess people in needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine their requirements.
- Develop plans to improve peoples well-being
- Help people adjust to changes and challenges in their lives, such as illness, natural disasters, or unemployment.
- Research and refer to community resources, such as food, child care, and health care.
- Improve the entire society in environmental, cultural, arts and sports levels.
The society has a sub division for youth group called Cottolengo Youth enabling young people to meet with their peers; socialise and become part of the community in which they live; enabling young people to move from adolescence to adulthood; concerned with nurturing personal growth and offering activities that challenge and stimulate young people.
About Mentor[edit]
Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo | |
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 Portrait by his brother, Agostino | |
| Confessor | |
| Born | 3 May 1786 Bra, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 30 April 1842 (aged 55) Chieri, Province of Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 29 April 1917 by Pope Benedict XV |
| Canonized | 19 March 1934, Rome by Pope Pius XI |
| Feast | 30 April |
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo or Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (3 May 1786 – 30 April 1842) was the founder of the Little House of Divine Providence[1] and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
Life[edit]
Joseph Benedict Cottolengo was born 3 May 1786 into a middle class family, in Bra, then in the Kingdom of Sardinia. The eldest of twelve children, (six of whom died in infancy), on 2 October 1802 he became a Franciscan tertiary. In 1805 he entered the seminary at Asti. Two years later it was closed, and he was forced to continue his studies at home. Cottolengo was ordained a priest 8 June 1811.
At this time Cottolengo attended a family traveling from Lyons to Milan. The pregnant mother was ill and was not accepted at the Maggiore Hospital because she had tuberculosis. Neither could she go to the maternity hospital because she was ill with fever, and the regulations proscribed admitting anyone who might be infectious. Cottolengo gave the mother last rites and baptized her child before it died. Affected by the scene and the cries of her surviving children, Cottolengo went and sold everything he owned, including his cloak, and rented two rooms. He began his new work on 17 January 1828, offering free accommodation to an elderly paralytic. Before long the premises turned into a hospitality center for people who were not accepted in hospitals. He came to be assisted by Doctor Lorenzo Granetti, pharmacist Paul Royal Anglesio and twelve "Ladies of Charity", under the direction of the rich widow Marianna Nasi, who visited the sick.
When cholera broke out in 1831, the small hospital was closed by the authorities as a precaution for fear of contagion. Cottolengo then bought a house in Valdocco, on the outskirts of the city, and relocated there with two nuns and a patient suffering from cancer. This was the beginning of the "Little House of the Divine Providence". Due to the generosity of a number of benefactors, especially the Cavalier Ferrero, he was soon able to establish an orphanage.
External links[edit]
- Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo at Patron Saints Index
- Cottolengo Official Website (Italian)
- Afriel Bulletin (Malayalam)
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