As mentioned in previous installments of this series, little is known about the Amicizia apostolate in Italy in the years leading up to the French Revolution. Father Pio Brunone Lanteri unquestionably organized Aa, Amicizia Sacerdotale, and Amicizia Cristiana in Turin. He was also a driving force in disseminating good books. At the … Read more
By 1784, the organization of Turin’s Amicizia was nearly complete, thanks mainly to the cohesion between Father Luigi Virginio and Father Pio Brunone Lanteri. Although living in Vienna, Father Nicholas Diessbach often visited them and helped with advice. At the same time, he let his two disciples organize the association’s work in … Read more
It is not the case to discuss all the aspects of Father Nicholas von Diessbach’s gigantic plan of the apostolate, especially since the French Revolution prevented its full development. Thus, it is better to look at the promotion of the Amicizia Cristiana (Christian Friendship) association, which was the center of all his … Read more
Cuneo is a small town in the southern part of Piedmont, a province in northern Italy near the modern border with France . It is very jealous of its glorious Catholic and warrior traditions. It was founded as an independent “commune” in the twelfth century. During the wars raging in the … Read more