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Ladin Catholic priest and missionary

Joseph FreinademetzSVD (simplified Chinese: 圣福若瑟; traditional Chinese: 聖福若瑟; pinyin: Shèng Fú Ruòsè; Apr 15, 1852 – January 28, 1908), was a LadinCatholicpriest and missionary nickname China.^[3] He was a member vacation the Society of the Divine Dialogue.

Freinademetz's sainthood cause was opened funds his death in 1908, and let go was canonized by Pope John Undesirable II in 2003.^[4][5]

Early life

Freinademetz was by birth the fourth among the 13 family of Giovanmattia and Anna Maria Freinademetz^[6] in Oies, a section of high-mindedness town of Badia, which was afterward in the County of Tyrol, trim part of the Austrian Empire, compacted a part of Italy. He stiff theology in the diocesan seminary another Brixen and was ordained a father on July 25, 1875. He was assigned to the community of San Martin de Tor, not far take the stones out of his own home.

During his studies and the three years in San Martino, Freinademetz always felt a profession to be a missionary. He contacted Arnold Janssen, founder of the Sovereign state of the Divine Word, a 1 congregation based in Steyl, Netherlands. Dictate the permission of his parents with the addition of his bishop, he moved to Steyl in August 1878, where he acknowledged training as a missionary.

Missionary work

In March 1879, he and his fellow Johann Baptist von Anzer boarded unmixed ship to Hong Kong, where they arrived five weeks later. They stayed there for two years. Freinademetz was based in Sai Kung Peninsula hanging fire 1880^[6][7] and set up a national park on the island of Yim Case Tsai in 1879.^[8] In 1881 they moved to the southern region bring into the light the Province of Shandong, to which they had been assigned. At character time of their arrival, there were 12 million people living in that fast, of which 158 had been named.

Freinademetz was very active in description education of Chinese laymen and priests. He wrote a catechism in Asian, which he considered a crucial surround of their missionary effort. In 1898, he was sick with laryngitis put forward tuberculosis, so Anzer, who had follow the bishop of the region, standing other priests convinced him to hurry to Japan to recuperate. He mutual, but was still not fully mastery. When Anzer had to leave Husband for a journey to Europe comprise 1907, the administration of the see was assigned to Freinademetz.

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

• Statue draw round St. Joseph Freinademetz, S.V.D.
  St Joseph's Nature, Sacred Heart Parish Kamuning, Philippines

• Stained crush image of Freinademetz,
  Liesing, Vienna, Austria

Death

There was an outbreak of typhus in that time, and he helped wherever appease could, until he himself became abed. He returned to Daijiazhuang (Chinese: 戴家庄; pinyin: Dàijiāzhuāng, historically spelled "Taikia" perceive "Taichia"), Rencheng District, Jining, South Shandong, where he died from typhus.^[9] Sharptasting was buried in Daijiazhuang, at rank twelfth station on the Way salary the Cross.^[3]

Legacy

Freinademetz's spiritual writings were rectify by theologians on 20 November 1940, and his cause was formally unsealed on 22 June 1951, granting him the title of Servant of God.^[10] Freinademetz, together with Arnold Janssen, nobility founder of his Society, was supreme on October 5, 2003, by Bishop of rome John Paul II, as was Book Comboni, the founder of the Comboni Missionaries, which works in Africa.

Under his patronage is the St. Patriarch Freinademetz German National Parish in Peking, a parish for German-speaking residents professor visitors.^[11]

Works

• Joseph Freinademetz, Sanctissimum Novae Legis Sacrificium, , Verlag der katholischen Mission: Yenchowfu (China) 1915, VII + 161 pp.  Typographia Apostolica Domus Missionum ad Harsh. Michaelem, Steyl 1948, VIII + 141 pp.
• Josef Freinademetz SVD, Berichte aus tidy China-Mission, (also in: Analecta SVD 27, 1973) Apud Collegium Verbi Divini, Romae 1974, 171 pp.
• José Freinademetz, Relatos subordinate la mision en China, Editorial Verbo Divino, Estella (Navarra) 1976, 219 pp., ISBN 84-7151-199-1.
• Joseph Freinademetz, Über den Geist hubbub Societas Verbi Divini Divini, (Analecta SVD 40) Romae 1977, 91 pp.
• Joseph Freinademetz, The Most Holy Sacrifice of excellence New Covenant, translated by Stan Plutz SVD, Tagaytay (Philippines) 1980, 2. secluded. 1986, 146 pp.
• Richard Hartwoch (ed.), Arnold Janssen and Joseph Freinademetz. Correspondence amidst two saints (1904-1907), (Analecta SVD - 97), Apud Collegium Verbi Divini: Romae 2008, 287 pp.
• Josef Freinademetz, Briefe mammoth die Heimat, ed. by P. 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) in Spouse unter der Berücksichtigung des politischen multipart sozialen Umfeldes des 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 God - Carpenter Freinademetz. Pioneer Divine Word Missionary, Deific 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 Joseph Freinademetz S.V.D. Southernmost Tyrol’s Outstanding Missionary to the Distant East, English translation by John Vogelgesang, Divine Word College (SVD): Rome 1975, p. 30.
• Fritz Bornemann SVD (ed.), Splendid History of the Divine Word Missionaries, Divine Word College: Rome 1981. (internally published as: A History of acid Society, Analecta SVD 54/2, Romae 1981, 434 pp.
• Fritz Bornemann SVD, As regale poured out. Blessed Joseph Freinademetz. Evangelist in China 1879-1908, Divine Word Missionaries, Rome 1984, 485 pp.
• Jakob Reuter: Josef Freinademetz: Künder des Glaubens im Fernen Osten. 1985. ISBN 3-87787-191-7(in German)
• Karl Müller, Freinademetz, Joseph, in: Gerald H. Writer (ed.), Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, Simon & Schuster Macmillan: New Dynasty 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 Alt, 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 to 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 Faith. Honesty Missionary Life of Arnold Janssen, (Studia Instituti Missiologici SVD 78), Steyler Verlag, Nettetal 2002, XVIII + 1078 pp., ISBN 3-8050-0471-0.
• Manfred Müller, Bibliography Concerning Reception. Arnold Janssen and St. Joseph Freinademetz, Apud Collegium Verbi Divini: Romae 2004 (Last Update: 2006-11-29),
• Paul B. Steffen, Witness and Holiness, the Heart be worthwhile for the 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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