| LC control no. | n 80072464 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Focolare Movement |
| Variant(s) | Bewegung der Focolare Focalare (Movement) Focolari (Movement) Fokolar-Bewegung Fokolare (Movement) Gemeinschaft der Fokolare GEN G.E.N. Génération nouvelle (Movement) Mouvement des Focolari Mouvement génération nouvelle Mouvement Focolari Movimento dei Focolari Opera di Maria Work of Maria |
| See also | Founder: Lubich, Chiara, 1920-2008 Hierarchical subordinate: New City (Publisher) |
| Beginning date | 1943 |
| Associated country | Italy |
| Located | Rocca di Papa (Italy) |
| Address | Via di Frascati, 306 00040 Rocca di Papa Italy |
| Field of activity | Brotherliness Concord |
| Affiliation | New City (Publisher) |
| Found in | Its Die Bewegung der Focolare, 1966. Vivez donc votre vie! 1981: t.p., etc. (GEN, Mouvement génération nouvelle (2nd generation of Mouvement des Focolari), Focolari, Mouvement Focolari, Génération nouvelle) Lubich, C. Chiara Lubich und die Fokolar-Bewegung, 1982: t.p. The Pope's armada, 1999: CIP galley (Focalare) Consacrati per l'unità, c2010: p. 5 (Movimento dei Focolari) p. 7 (Opera di Maria) Focolare Movement WWW site, viewed August 21, 2013 history page (founded in 1943, in Trent, Northern Italy, by Chiara Lubich; operates in 182 nations; the majority of its adherents are Roman Catholic, though there are a growing number of non-Catholics and many from other faiths or who do not adhere to any religious faith; the aim is universal brotherhood) New City Online Store WWW site, viewed August 21, 2013 about us page (New City is the British publishing house of the Focolare Movement) Wikipedia, June 6, 2019 (Focolare Movement; "focolare" is Italian for "hearth" or "family fireside"; while Focolare is the common sobriquet, its official name when approved in 1990 as an International Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right was "Work of Mary"; by 1955, the summer vacation gatherings begun after 1949 took on the name "Mariapolis", a model of peace for the world under Mother Mary's patronage; in 1964 Loppiano, the first permanent Mariapolis, was built near Florence; 32 other such towns have sprung up world, some with specific emphases such as ecumenism, ecology, interreligious dialogue, multi-ethnic harmony, or inculturation; the president of the Focolare movement is always a lay woman; the movement has branched out to address a variety of groups including families, youth, and different religions) |
| Associated language | ita eng |
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