The Sons of Divine Providence (Italian: Figli della Divina Provvidenza), commonly called the Orionine Fathers, is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men founded in 1903 by Luigi Orione (1872–1940) in Turin, Italy. Its members add the nominal letters F.D.P. after their names to indicate membership in the congregation. It is dedicated to helping the poor and is currently active in 23 nations.
The Sons of Divine Providence is a Catholic religious institute founded in Italy in 1893 by Luigi Orione. Orione began his work with orphans and street children in the city of Tortona in north-west Italy while he was still a student. On October 15, 1895, Orione opened his first boarding school, titled the Little House of Divine Providence. A man of enormous energy, by the time of his death in 1940 Don Orione and his followers had established services for the care of elderly, disabled and disadvantaged people all over Italy, as well as in Poland, Brazil, Argentina and Palestine.[3]
In 1913 began the activities of the missions outside Italy with the departure of a priest and two brothers to Brazil, immediately followed by other expeditions to Argentina and the Holy Land. Orione himself served as a missionary in Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile) in the years 1921-22 and 1934–37. In the 1920s and 1930s, while continuing assistance to youth with orphanages, agricultural schools and education institutions, the institute deepened the commitment to pastoral care to other categories of the needy; developed health care activity for people with severe mental and physical disabilities, and nursing homes for the elderly and lonely people.[4]
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The English Delegation "Mother of the Church", run presently by Father Malcolm George Dyer are present in Philippine, India, Jordan, Kenya, United Kingdom, Ireland, and in USA.
The first foundation of the Little Work of Divine Providence in the United States was a home for elderly Italian immigrants in Boston.[5]
The Sons of Divine Providence came to England in 1949 when Fr. Paul Bidone arrived from Italy. He spoke no English and carried only a ten shilling note and the name of one British contact. However, three years later he had opened the first home, Fatima House in south London, for homeless elderly men.[3]
Don Orione missionaries have been present in Kenya since the arrival in 1996 of the first Italian priest Fr Giuseppe Vallauri, who had been resident in England for many years. Fr Vallauri settled in Langata South Road in the outskirts of Nairobi purchasing a house which later became the first seminary.[5]
Saint Luigi Orione's motto, and that of the FDP, is: "Fare del bene a tutti, fare del bene sempre, del male mai a nessuno." ("Do good to all, do good always, never do harm to anyone.")
As of 2016, the Sons of Divine Providence number 1023: three bishops, 728 priests, 82 brothers, and eight hermits. In formation there are 201 clerics and 19 brothers of temporary vows, and 45 novices. The FDP have centers in 296 localities in 32 nations.[3]
In the United States, the headquarters of the congregation is at the National Shrine of the Madonna, located on a historic hill in East Boston, Massachusetts, known as Orient Heights.
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sons, divine, providence, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, a. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sons of Divine Providence news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Sons of Divine Providence Italian Figli della Divina Provvidenza commonly called the Orionine Fathers is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men founded in 1903 by Luigi Orione 1872 1940 in Turin Italy Its members add the nominal letters F D P after their names to indicate membership in the congregation It is dedicated to helping the poor and is currently active in 23 nations Sons of Divine ProvidenceFigli della Divina Provvidenza Italian 1 AbbreviationF D P post nominal letters 1 NicknameOrionine FathersFormation1903 121 years ago 1903 1 FounderSaint Fr Luigi Orione FDP 2 Founded atTurin ItalyTypeClerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right for Men 2 HeadquartersVia Etruria 6 Rome Italy 1 Membership945 members 628 priests as of 2018 1 Superior GeneralRev Fr Tarcisio Gregorio Vieira FDP 1 Parent organizationRoman Catholic ChurchWebsitehttp www donorione org Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 References 4 External linksHistory editMain article Luigi Orione The Sons of Divine Providence is a Catholic religious institute founded in Italy in 1893 by Luigi Orione Orione began his work with orphans and street children in the city of Tortona in north west Italy while he was still a student On October 15 1895 Orione opened his first boarding school titled the Little House of Divine Providence A man of enormous energy by the time of his death in 1940 Don Orione and his followers had established services for the care of elderly disabled and disadvantaged people all over Italy as well as in Poland Brazil Argentina and Palestine 3 In 1913 began the activities of the missions outside Italy with the departure of a priest and two brothers to Brazil immediately followed by other expeditions to Argentina and the Holy Land Orione himself served as a missionary in Latin America Brazil Argentina Uruguay and Chile in the years 1921 22 and 1934 37 In the 1920s and 1930s while continuing assistance to youth with orphanages agricultural schools and education institutions the institute deepened the commitment to pastoral care to other categories of the needy developed health care activity for people with severe mental and physical disabilities and nursing homes for the elderly and lonely people 4 Description editThe English Delegation Mother of the Church run presently by Father Malcolm George Dyer are present in Philippine India Jordan Kenya United Kingdom Ireland and in USA The first foundation of the Little Work of Divine Providence in the United States was a home for elderly Italian immigrants in Boston 5 The Sons of Divine Providence came to England in 1949 when Fr Paul Bidone arrived from Italy He spoke no English and carried only a ten shilling note and the name of one British contact However three years later he had opened the first home Fatima House in south London for homeless elderly men 3 Don Orione missionaries have been present in Kenya since the arrival in 1996 of the first Italian priest Fr Giuseppe Vallauri who had been resident in England for many years Fr Vallauri settled in Langata South Road in the outskirts of Nairobi purchasing a house which later became the first seminary 5 Saint Luigi Orione s motto and that of the FDP is Fare del bene a tutti fare del bene sempre del male mai a nessuno Do good to all do good always never do harm to anyone As of 2016 the Sons of Divine Providence number 1023 three bishops 728 priests 82 brothers and eight hermits In formation there are 201 clerics and 19 brothers of temporary vows and 45 novices The FDP have centers in 296 localities in 32 nations 3 In the United States the headquarters of the congregation is at the National Shrine of the Madonna located on a historic hill in East Boston Massachusetts known as Orient Heights References edit a b c d e f Sons of Divine Providence F D P P O D P GCatholic a b http www gcatholic org orders 049 htm a b c Orione Care Orione Care www orionecare org Don Orione www donorione org a b The Sons of Divine Providence About us External links editSons of Divine Providence nbsp This organization related article on the Catholic Church or a Catholic institution is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sons of Divine Providence amp oldid 1196175222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
