Alberto Marvelli
Alberto Marvelli

Author(s): Mirosław Górecki
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Alberto Marvelli; Italian Catholic Action; social activist; social and charity work in local environmen
Summary/Abstract: The book presents the history, organizational structure, major objectives, spheres of action, religious and moral preparation of the members of the Italian Catholic Action. It also explores the life of an eminent social activist Alberto Marvelli (1918–1946), called by his biographers “a labourer of mercy”, and discusses his selected works (Diary, Letters, Speeches to the Youth, Spiritual Reflections, Political Fragments). On the example of Marvelli’s life, the author shows the influence of religious formation on the commitment to social service and its ideological references.

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