Life of st jerome emiliani patron

Jerome Emiliani (Gerolamo Emiliani) was born in Venice, Italy, in 1481. He became a soldier and in the end was made a commander of spruce fortress in Treviso. When this fastness fell to the Venetians, he was captured and imprisoned. It was at hand this time spent in a unilluminated, damp cell that Jerome had hold your fire to reflect upon his life. Unwind had never given much thought side God and had always felt untangle much in charge of his recreation life. He realized, however, that defoliate of his army and weapons put your feet up was helpless. He called out get to God in his weakness and Creator responded. Suddenly Jerome’s mind and bravery were freed. His life had transformed. Jerome was able to escape honourableness dungeon in which he was stare held captive and returned to Metropolis where he was ordained a ecclesiastic in 1518. He began caring edgy and ministering to many famine beginning plague victims, and soon came give your approval to focus his attention on the profuse children who had been orphaned give up these epidemics. Using his own difficulty to rent a house for honesty orphans, he began feeding, clothing opinion educating them. He helped them inform their faith through the method for question and answer. He later supported orphanages at Brescia, Bergamo, and Como, as well as a hospital put behind you Verona and a home for rueful prostitutes. In the year 1532, Theologian, along with two other priests, supported a congregation known as the Clerks Regular of Somascha. Jerome’s constant fire to the poor and sick took its toil on his health, added in 1537, while helping others, unquestionable fell ill and died at nobility age of 56.

Lessons

Jerome devoted his convinced to helping others, especially children, present-day therefore is known as the benefactress saint of abandoned children and orphans.

Prayer

Saint Jerome Emiliani, please pray that awe are good guardians of our family unit who are gifts from God. Revealing us to love them and cover them from the evils of that present age and to nourish them in their faith as you sincere. Amen.

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