Early
marked by Don Bosco
Luis Variara born in Viarigi Asti province on January 15, 1875 in a deeply Christian family. His father Peter had heard Don Bosco in 1856 when he went to town to preach a mission. Luis decided to take a Valdocco to continue their studies there. El Santo died four months later. But he learned that Louis was enough to make him a mark for life. When he finished high school, applied for Salesian. He entered the novitiate on August 17, 1891 .. The Salesian
Variara he studied philosophy at Valsalice, where he met Andrew Beltrami. He was impressed by the joy with which the sufferings faced Beltrami of their disease. Fr Unia In 1894, the famous missionary to the lepers in Agua de Dios, was to Valsalice to choose a cleric who could take care of young lepers.
The missionary - Agua de Dios
Variara Setting his sights on, among the other 188 that had the same intention, he said: "This is mine." Luis came to Agua de Dios on 6 August 1894. The mission had 2000 people, of which 800 were lepers. Priest among lepers
soon as he arrived, he became the life and soul of those who lived there, especially children. He organized a band, and happy life of people with surprise party. In 1895, Father Luis Unia died and left alone with the Father Crippa. In 1898 he was ordained a priest. He became a great spiritual leader.
The start of a religious institute
In 1905 finished building the Kindergarten "Unia Father," a place where you could hold up to 150 orphans and lepers, and to ensure that they could learn something they earn a living and help in future place in society. Agua de Dios in the Sisters of Providence had created the Association of the Daughters of Mary, a group of about 200 girls. He was her confessor. Identified some in the group who were called to religious life.
Daughters Sacred Heart ...
Thus was born a courageous project, something unique in the Church as an institute to be allowed to accept the entry of those who had leprosy. Inspired by the spirituality of Father Beltrami, developed the Salesian charism of sacrifice and founded the Congregation of Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, "which now has 600 women religious.
A man of complete obedience
suffered much at the time of the foundation's lack of understanding of people and some superiors who often thought he should be removed from Agua de Dios. Like Don Bosco, was an example of obedience. Even faced slander said nothing. Was credible because he was obedient. Don Rua waved to him from Turin.
Death - Far from Agua de Dios, but about God
died far from his beloved lepers, rule of obedience. Water now rests in God, in the chapel where the sisters. John Paul II beatified him on April 14, 2002.
Declared Venerable on April 2, 1993 and beatified on April 14, 2002 by John Paul II
marked by Don Bosco
Luis Variara born in Viarigi Asti province on January 15, 1875 in a deeply Christian family. His father Peter had heard Don Bosco in 1856 when he went to town to preach a mission. Luis decided to take a Valdocco to continue their studies there. El Santo died four months later. But he learned that Louis was enough to make him a mark for life. When he finished high school, applied for Salesian. He entered the novitiate on August 17, 1891 .. The Salesian
Variara he studied philosophy at Valsalice, where he met Andrew Beltrami. He was impressed by the joy with which the sufferings faced Beltrami of their disease. Fr Unia In 1894, the famous missionary to the lepers in Agua de Dios, was to Valsalice to choose a cleric who could take care of young lepers.
The missionary - Agua de Dios
Variara Setting his sights on, among the other 188 that had the same intention, he said: "This is mine." Luis came to Agua de Dios on 6 August 1894. The mission had 2000 people, of which 800 were lepers. Priest among lepers
soon as he arrived, he became the life and soul of those who lived there, especially children. He organized a band, and happy life of people with surprise party. In 1895, Father Luis Unia died and left alone with the Father Crippa. In 1898 he was ordained a priest. He became a great spiritual leader.
The start of a religious institute
In 1905 finished building the Kindergarten "Unia Father," a place where you could hold up to 150 orphans and lepers, and to ensure that they could learn something they earn a living and help in future place in society. Agua de Dios in the Sisters of Providence had created the Association of the Daughters of Mary, a group of about 200 girls. He was her confessor. Identified some in the group who were called to religious life.
Daughters Sacred Heart ...
Thus was born a courageous project, something unique in the Church as an institute to be allowed to accept the entry of those who had leprosy. Inspired by the spirituality of Father Beltrami, developed the Salesian charism of sacrifice and founded the Congregation of Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, "which now has 600 women religious.
A man of complete obedience
suffered much at the time of the foundation's lack of understanding of people and some superiors who often thought he should be removed from Agua de Dios. Like Don Bosco, was an example of obedience. Even faced slander said nothing. Was credible because he was obedient. Don Rua waved to him from Turin.
Death - Far from Agua de Dios, but about God
died far from his beloved lepers, rule of obedience. Water now rests in God, in the chapel where the sisters. John Paul II beatified him on April 14, 2002.
Declared Venerable on April 2, 1993 and beatified on April 14, 2002 by John Paul II
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