Saint JosephFreinademetz (April 15, 1852 - January 28, 1908) was a Roman Catholic priest and saint, and, as a member of the Society of the Divine Word, was a missionary in China.
Freinademetz was born in Oies a fraction of the town of Badia in the southern Dolomites, which was then part of Austria and now part of Italy.
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He wrote a catechetical manual in (Any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system) Chinese, which he considered a crucial part of their missionary effort.
When his bishop had to leave China for a journey to Europe in 1907, the administration of the (The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop) diocese was assigned to Freinademetz.
Freinademetz and Arnold Janssen were (additional info and facts about canonized) canonized on October 5, 2003 by (additional info and facts about Pope John Paul II) Pope John Paul II, as was (additional info and facts about Daniele Comboni) Daniele Comboni, an important missionary in Africa.
JosephFreinademetz was born 15th April 1852 in Oies, a small hamlet of five houses situated in the Dolomite Alps of northern Italy.
While Joseph was studying theology in the diocesan seminary of Bressanone (Brixen), he began to think seriously of the "foreign missions" as a way of life.
Fr JosephFreinademetz was canonised on the 5th October 2003.
Joseph was born on April 15, 1852, the fourth child of Giovanmattia and Anna Maria Freinademetz.
Years later, the little farm house and quiet hamlet of Oies in the Gader Valley changed when JosephFreinademetz, SVD, was beatified in 1975 by Pope Paul VI and then canonized a saint in the Roman Catholic Church on October 5, 2003, by Pope John Paul II in Rome.
Joseph was so devoted to his mission that, except to recover from an illness, he never left Shandong.
Giuseppe (Joseph) Freinademetz was born on the 15th of April 1852 in Oies, a small hamlet of five houses situated in the Dolomite Alps of northern Italy.
In 1898, Freinademetz was sick with laryngitis and had the beginnings of tuberculosis as a result of his heavy workload and many other hardships.
Joseph decided to stay at the mission station at Puoli, knowing well the risk that he was taking.
The bishop of Hong Kong planned to put Father Joseph in charge of the group, and later to ordain him as bishop; Joseph refused to leave the bishop's office until he changed his mind and give the honor to some one else.
Joseph is reported to have preached to his attackers while they were beating him; they were so moved and impressed, they left.
Father Joseph stayed to minister covertly to the converts, finally resuming his work openly after the deportation orders were lifted.
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Josef Freinademetz: Chinese with the Chinese · cached · Illustrated biographical profile of the missionary.
Freinademetz, China Missionary and Saint · cached · A look at the devoted missionarypriestJosephFreinademetz, and the contrast with the path taken by his companion John Baptist Anzer.
JosephFreinademetz, SVD · cached · Pious hagiography of the missionarypriest.
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JosephFreinademetz, S.V.D., missionary to China beatified by Pope Paul VI on October 19, 1975.
Joseph as their protector and intercessor at the throne of God, confirmed by the 4,270 signatures from Chinese living on Mainland China, the Philippines and Taiwan.
Joseph was also infected and died of typhoid on 28 January1908.
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Blessed JosephFreinademetz SVD, was born on April 15, 1852, to farmer parents in a valley
Because Joseph also saw the power and love of God clearly in the peoplearound him, he was moved to study for the priesthood.
Freinademetz and his companions were first sent to help the Franciscans, but in time they took a section of the diocese for Divine Word Society.
Blessed JosephFreinademetz was born on 15 April 1852 in the village of Oies in Val Badia, in the province of Bolzano.
Meanwhile on March 13th, when the condition of the young man was desperate and plans were being made for his funeral, a priest of the Society of the Divine Word, a teacher of the sick man, began a novena of prayer to Blessed JosephFreinademetz to obtain from God the healing of his student.
At both meetings, that of the Theological Commission as well as that of the cardinals and bishops, an affirmative response was given to the question of whether one could speak of a true and proper miracle.
Another priest, Lu Xiaozhou, was arrested in the eastern city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province on June 16 as he was preparing to perform the sacrament of anointing of the sick.
Father Freinademetz, whose motto was "The language everyone understands is love," was known for his intense apostolic activity in China.
Father Freinademetz understood the importance of the five laymen who were involved in the first evangelization, especially as catechists.
JosephFreinademetz was born on 15 April 1852 in Oies in the Dolomite Alps of Northern Italy.
Fr Joseph was also appointed to take the place of the Bishop whenever he would travel outside of China, and at the end of 1907, while he was serving as diocesan administrator for the sixth time, there was an outbreak of typhus.
Fr JosephFreinademetz was beatified by Pope Paul VI on 19 October 1975.
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On October 5th at St. Peterâs Square in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II canonized Blessed Arnold Janssen, SVD, the founder of the Society of the Divine Word and Blessed JosephFreinademetz, SVD, the first Divine Word Missionary to work in China.
JosephFreinademetz was born in South Tyrol (then part of Austria) in 1852.
After 30 years of ministry in China, Joseph died of typhus he contracted while ministering to the sick.
When the pope recognized the canonization of JosephFreinademetz, the crowd went ecstatic!” (Saint JosephFreinademetz was from Southern Tyrol, which is now a part of Italy.)
Speaking about St. JosephFreinademetz, the Holy Father emphasized that “with the tenacity typical of mountain people, this generous ‘witness of love’ dedicated himself wholly to the Chinese people of Southern Shandong.
On the day after the canonization, the Holy Father received the pilgrims who attended the canonization of the saints he called the “three champions of evangelization.” John Paul II emphasized that St. Arnold Janssen “was an ardent animator of the ecclesiastical mission in Central Europe.
The bishop said that unlike the canonization of martyrs in 2000, which sparked strong criticism from the Chinese government, the canonization of Saint Freinademetz has drawn no comment from authorities.
Saint Freinademetz worked to form lay catechists, priests and other missioners in Shandong.
The first Filipino Comboni priest, Father Joseph Aldrin Janito, is ending his service as vocation director in the Philippines and preparing to return to Kenya, where he served for six years.
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Blessed JosephFreinademetz SVD Missionary in China 1879-1908.
Map, fl and white photographic illustrations, 485pp, few light marks to edges, paperback with light wear, cormers trifle bumped, large octavo, a good copy.
Bornemann's biography of Blessed JosephFreinademetz was first published in 1976.
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On this first month of the year, the SVDs' are observing the feast days of St. Arnold Janssen, SVD (Jan. 15), Founder of the Society of the Divine Word and St. JosephFreinademetz, SVD (Jan 29), the first missionary to China.
"The language that all people Understand is that of Love." SAINT JOSEPHFREINADEMETZ, SVD
The DWCL 44th Foundation Anniversary has been set on February 10-12, 2005.