ANGELS DON, THE FIGHTER FOR THE LOVE
ANNIVERSARY. 30 years after death will be remembered the priest courage of Nazi concentration camps. Montenero led to the cuff as a votive offering with its serial number in the Dachau concentration camp
(An article that appeared on the Tyrrhenian Sea on 26 May 2008)
This afternoon, on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Bishop . Roberto Angeli, ( photos from the Tyrrhenian ) 18 will be celebrated at a Mass in "his" church of San Jacopo da Don Luciano Musi, one of the few priests who have known the figure of a priest Leghorn.
newly ordained priest, the young Don Angel, had been for the parish of tower before settling in San Jacopo and become subsequently proposed Chapter of the cathedral. The "fighting for love," Don Roberto Angeli was born in Schio (Vicenza) July 9, 1913. The family moved to Livorno, from an aunt in 1926 with four children: Maria Ausilia (then shewn a nun), Renata, the only one still alive, and Luisa. He studied at the seminar under the leadership of Bishop John Piccioni and the Rector Giuseppe Stefanini .
After he graduated in philosophy at the University Gregorian, where he made important international friendship. The memory of Don Angel is still alive to its ideals of peace, freedom and justice. For these ideals, not to bow to the demands of the Germans was imprisoned in Nazi death camps. In the sanctuary of Montenero is still vow to the Madonna: 134,352 (the number in Dachau) , the red triangle for political prisoners and the bracelet, "the Blessed Mother in heaven, a priest gives his son the signs of his slavery '.
liked to say that he was "raised from the death camps 18 May 1945." He was arrested by the Gestapo May 17, 1944 in the villa where he had fled to Montenero. A spy Roman had been arrested with her father Emilio.
in 1945 when he returned from the hell of the concentration camp at Dachau, found in Livorno another hell. Not granted rest and rolled up his sleeves. In 1948 gave birth to the Committee Leghorn assistance: there was so much to help poor people, unemployed, homeless, with nothing to eat. Among his works, the "House of boys' and the printing school" Star of the Sea. "
" Gospel in lager is his best known book. Printed for the first time in 1953 under the title "Since Italy has risen" collected writings which had published the diocesan weekly (and many dioceses Tuscan) ' Fides' which he founded, a Christian flag in the information field. The latest edition, in collaboration with the Province and the Office of the diocese school, is 2007, distributed in high schools.
A had the displeasure of Uranus Sarti (Pappa) the columns of the 'Hammer': the journal of the workers on the site attacked him hard. The biggest disappointment was when he forced the closure of the Fides for alleged sympathies to the left. The years of peace came with the bishop and Msgr Guano. Ablondi that surpassed all the misunderstandings. The Jews of Livorno had bestowed a first recognized in 1956 when the Chief Rabbi Toaff Alfredo handed him a parchment recall the work "courageous and humanitarian, animated by a spirit of charity and justice." Frida Misul had written, "who suffered for giving us freedom." Some hoped that he had recognized the title of "Righteous of Israel."
Gianfranco Grossi
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