To the Collegetto
The Capuchins
No.2 Piazza Cappuccini
Church of St. Mark
Palazzo Geremia
The Peace Garden
100 metres from the
'Casetta' there was
the 'buca', the
shelter. Chiara and
her companions ran
there sometimes
even 11 times a day
at the sound of the
siren. They took with
them only the
Gospel which
contained words to
be lived with all the
people around them.
It was possible to
reach it from Via dei
Cappuccini. On 7th
December 1943, in
agreement with her
confessor, Chiara
gave herself to God
for ever.
In this way the
foundation stone of
the future Focolare
Movement was laid.
In the sacristy of the
Church where the
Blessed Sacrament
was kept, Chiara
and her companions
asked Jesus to
teach them how to
bring about unity. It
was the last Sunday
of October 1945.
During the autumn
1944 together with
her first
companions, she
found
accommodation in
this apartment. It
was called the
'Casetta' and
became the first
focolare.
Here, since October
1942, in the nearby
Sala Massaia the
'Saturday meetings'
were held. Chiara
communicated her
first discoveries and
got to know her first
companions. During
those years the first
Focolare community
began.
At no. 19, Via
Belenzani is the
Headquarter of the
Borough of Trent.
After 11th September
2001 the children of
the 'Crispi' school
took an active part in
order to make of
Trent the city of
peace by living the
'dice of love'. The
'Schmid' and
'Zandonai' and many
other schools also
took part in this. The
garden was built
based on their
project.
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some milk at the end
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an act of love for her
mother. On the way
she felt as if the sky
opened, and
somebody was
inviting her to follow
Him: 'You have only
one life… Give
yourself completely
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this house from
1934 up to the great
air raid of 13th May
1944, when it
became
uninhabitable.
Those years were
for Chiara a gradual
sign of the light of a
new charism.
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dreadful air raids took place . The Lubich
family spent that night in the open air. For
Chiara that was the night of 'stars and
tears'. On the following day her parents
left the town but she remained in Trent.
One thought gave her light and strength:
'Love conquers all'.
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This is now the
Cultural Centre. On
the morning of 14th
May 1944, Chiara
was looking for her
brother Gino, a
medical student,
who among the ruins
and the dead
whispered to her:
'You see? All is
vanity'.
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At no. 2, Via Malfatti she went
to the teacher training College
from 1934 to 1938. When she
was 18 years old she went to
teach in Val di Sole. During the
war (1941 1943) she taught at
The Rosmi ni I nst itute the Opera Serafica (Cognola).
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Once, after a request
from a poor person,
Chiara and her
friends entered this
church and asked:
'Jesus, give us a pair
of shoes size 8 for
You in that poor man'.
Coming out of the
church, Duccia
Calderari gave Chiara
a packet: it contained
a pair of shoes size 8.
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In 1945 Chiara,
certain of the words
of Jesus: 'Whoever
listens to you listens
to me', went to see
Archbishop Carlo
De Ferrari in order
to submit to him the
life that was
beginning to grow.
The Bishop gave
her his full support.
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This was one of the
most poor districts in
the town. Chiara
and her friends went
there every day with
heavy suitcases full
of many useful gifts.
Their aim was to
solve the social
problems of Trent.
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ran into a woman
who had gone mad
with grief who
screamed at her:
'Four of my family
died!'. By embracing
her she felt she had
to put aside her own
suffering to be able to
make those of
suffering humanity
her own.
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MONTE BONDONE
VALLE DEI LAGHI
LAGO DI GARDA
CENTRO MARIAPOLI
“CHIARA LUBICH”
CADINE
A journey through Trent
in the footsteps of Chiara Lubich
The chronology of the history is shown by the numerical order
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Birth Place
St. Mary Major
St. Vigilio Cathedral
'Verdi' Primary Sch.
The Torrione
Inst. Maria Bambina
74, Via Travai
On the 2nd floor at
no. 41, Via
Prepositura, Chiara
Lubich was born on
22nd Jan. 1920.
She was the second
of four children. Her
family lived there
until 1930 - 1931.
She was baptised
in St. Mary Major
with the name Silvia
in the same church
where several
sessions of the
Council of Trent
were held.
In the 'Duomo'
synthesis of the faith,
culture and history of
the Trentino people
she felt at home. She
loved sitting at the
back of the Church
on the right, on a
bench beneath a
narrow window where
she studied her
beloved philosophy.
Little Silvia studied
at 'G. Verdi' Primary
School which today
houses the
Sociology Faculty
of the University.
On the Via Il
Torrione the young
girl Silvia had some
understanding of
the Christian life
that prepared her
for the future.
The big courtyard of
Via Borsieri no. 4
attracted many
young girls to play,
among them there
was Silvia. Sister
Caroline formed
them in the love
and knowledge of
God.
In order to find shelter
from the bombs, they
met even here, in a
dark cellar. By
candlelight they read
in the gospel: 'Father
… may they all be
one'. They were
convinced that they
were born to put that
passage into practice.
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Blessed Sacrament Ch.
Near these arches
in Via Santa Croce,
Chiara and her
companions met
quite often.
Every Friday Sister
Caroline's little group
went to no. 26, Corso
3 Novembre for the
adoration of Jesus in
the Eucharist. 'Give
me your light and
your warmth' was the
prayer that little
Silvia prayed to Him.