Scalabrinian Bibliography

SCALABRINIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY ISTITUTO STORICO SCALABRINIANO SCALABRINIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY SCALABRINIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY Writings about G.B. Scalabrini, the Scalabrinians and the Scalabrinian Institutions Edited by Veronica De Sanctis, Matteo Sanfilippo and Giovanni Terragni Roma, Istituto Storico Scalabriniano 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 9 1. Writings on the Founder 10 2. Writings on the Congregation 12 3. Profiles of missionaries 15 Considerations 15 First Part: Writings about Scalabrini 17 Second part: Writings on the Scalabrinian Congregation and its Institutions 51 Chaper 1: The Congregation in general 53 Chapter 2: Provinces and presence in specific continents or countries 64 Capter 3: Periodicals 84 Capter 4: Centers of studies and other centers or spcialized institutions 86 Third Part: Writings about some missionaries 89 INTRODUCTION Graziano Battistella, cs he appendix to the volume Missionarietà Scalabriniana, Tpublished in 1991 and containing the contributions of the conference organized that year on the same theme, was dedicated to a "Preliminary investigation for a bibliography of the writings of the Scalabrinians". Fruit of the patient research by P. Graziano Tassello, who also produced a bibliographic review on migrations and theology, it was a first attempt to record the writings of the Scalabrinian missionaries. It covered 50 pages and of course did not include all the writings. It was limited to essays and printed books, leaving out "articles or short essays that have appeared in magazines and newspapers not published by the Congregation". Yet, it was very significant that the bibliography was part of the volume on mission, a clear indication that missionary work is done in many ways, also through publications. This bibliography does not cover all the writings of the Scalabrinians, a rather arduous work, and not even the writings of the Scalabrinians on migration (an aspect that would be useful to pursue), but only the writings of the Scalabrinians on Monsignor Scalabrini and the Scalabrinians. The purpose is to guide those who want to know the Founder and the history and the work of the Congregation so that it is not ignored or forgotten. It is a way to ensure continuity in the history of our group and to stimulate the research necessary to answer adequately to the challenges of the current time. Compiled by the Scalabrinian Historical Institute (ISS), in particular by the director, prof. Matteo Sanfilippo – with the collaboration of Fr. Giovanni Terragni and Dr. Veronica De Sanctis – and collected thanks to the research made in the regions/provinces, the bibliography is divided in three parts: the writings on the Founder, the writings on the Congregation as a whole (including the institutions and activities of the congregation) and the writings on Scalabrinian missionaries. 9 1. Writings on the Founder Over 350 texts reported in the bibliography are dedicated to Bishop Scalabrini. They can be grouped into several sections: biographies, studies on specific aspects of Scalabrini’s life and activity, short and commemorative articles. a. Biographies The first biography of Scalabrini was edited by Fr. Vicentini (1909), who succeeded him as Superior General. In the same year, Prof. Angelo Scalabrini, brother of the bishop of Piacenza, published the book Thirty Years of Apostolate. Biographical Notes. Memoirs and documents. A few years later, Sterlocchi (1912) wrote another biography, at the suggestion of St. Luigi Guanella. The biography that many Italian Scalabrinians of a certain age know well, because it was read daily during the novitiate, was written by Francesco Gregori in 1934. A less hagiographic and more historically critical work was done by Caliaro and Francesconi in 1968. It is the biography translated into the other languages of the Congregation and probably read by the new generations of Scalabrinians. The definitive biography is the one written by Fr. Francesconi and published in 1985. Given the size of the work (1300 pages), there are no versions in other languages. However, several more agile and popular biographies have been published, both by non-Scalabrinian writers (De Rosa, Felici, Borzomati, Zanini) and by Scalabrinian missionaries (Saraggi, Guglielmi, Rizzardo, Marin, the latter particularly appreciated and translated into the various languages). b. The studies Scalabrini's activity and writings have been studied according to different perspectives. Among the writings on Scalabrini as bishop of Piacenza, the contributions of Franco Molinari, a historian from Piacenza, are worth mentioning. At the same time, the volume on the pastoral letters of Bishop Scalabrini edited by Fr. Ottaviano Sartori (1994) remains a fundamental work to know the bishop of Piacenza. Several scholars have brought attention to the relation that Scalabrini had with some of the personalities of his time, including 10 St. Luigi Guanella (Fabrizi 2007), Blessed Giuseppe Toniolo, renown economist and sociologist (Baggio 1994), St. Frances X. Cabrini (Tomasi-Bentoglio, 2020) and especially his friend Msgr. Geremia Bonomelli (Marcora, 1983 and Cutti, 2019; Baggio 2015). The most complete historical investigation about Scalabrini is found in the volume Scalabrini tra vecchio e nuovo mondo, edited by Fr. Rosoli (1989). The two missionary journeys of Scalabrini, the one of 1901 in North America (Brizzolara, 1996) and the one of 1904 in South America, have still not been sufficiently considered. There are many studies on Scalabrini's contribution to the analysis of migration. Fundamental is the first extensive study on the subject, written by Fr. Perotti (1968) and published in "Studi Emigrazione". Also fundamental is the volume edited by S. Tomasi and G. Rosoli (1997) which collects Scalabrini's writings on migration and his correspondence with the Holy See and the bishops of the United States. The English version of the volume, edited by S. Tomasi, was published in 2000. Many others have written on the subject, from Sacchetti (1978) to the recent issue of "Studi Emigrazione” (215, 2019). With regard to the founding of the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles, the writings of Francesconi first and Perotti (2003) later remain fundamental. They were not printed because they were incomplete but are available online and A. Sbaraini translated them into Portuguese. Terragni (2014) recently returned to the subject, deepening the institutional aspects in the first decades of the Congregation's life, directed first by the Founder and then by Fr. Domenico Vicentini, his immediate successor. Several studies have been dedicated to Scalabrini's spirituality, beginning with the contributions of Francesconi (1973, 1989). The attention to spirituality culminated with the symposiums on spirituality in 1996 and 1997 and then carried on by the writings of Fr. Tassello (1998 and 2015) who was particularly interested in this aspect. The edition of a synthesis of Scalabrini's writings (Una voce viva, 1987, available in various languages) provided a very useful tool to know the essence of his thinking. The summaries prepared by Fr. Fongaro (1995-1996) on various aspects of Scalabrini's life and work are also valuable. The most recent and broadest synthesis on the figure, role and spirituality of Scalabrini is contained in the volume 11 on Scalabrini's Ecclesiology, edited by Parolin and Lovatin (2007), which collects the interventions of the conference on the same theme, planned by Fr. Perotti before his death. On Scalabrini as an apostle of the catechism have written mainly non-Scalabrinian catechetical experts such as Silvio Riva (1954-1955), Rebecchi (1956), Gianetto (1997) and Guglielmoni (2007). c. Short articles and commemorations Most of the writings on Scalabrini are short articles published mainly in Scalabrinian magazines ("L'emigrato italiano" first and "Scalabriniani" later, which also dedicated monographic issues on the Founder, and the corresponding journals in other languages). Among the scientific journals of the Congregation, "Studi Emigrazione" is the one which has mostly hosted articles on Monsignor Scalabrini and his work. Anniversaries and commemorations have been the occasion for publications of various kinds, including photographic books. An important variety of initiatives took place on the occasion of the beatification of Bishop Scalabrini on November 9, 1997. 2. Writings on the Congregation a. The congregation in general A first type of writings on the Congregation originated from anniversaries. Already in 1912, the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation was celebrated. Subsequent recurrences were the 50th, 75th, 80th and especially the centennial. In addition to the anniversaries of foundation, the anniversaries of the Founder's death (fiftieth and centenary) were also the occasion for publications of historical character. Finally, the history of the congregation was extensively documented by Francesconi, who dedicated six volumes to it, covering the time from the foundation to 1978. The first volume recounts the beginnings (1886-1888); the second deals with developments in the United States (1888-1895) and the third with developments in Brazil (1888-1905). The fourth volume continues the history of the congregation until 1919, the fifth goes on until 1940 and 12 the sixth until 1978. It is a mimeographed publication, for internal use, which was recovered and put online by Fr. Polo. The English version of the history, translated by Fr. M. Bortolazzo on the initiative of the Center for Migration

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