Emanuele Stablum
Emanuele Stablum (1895-1950) was an Italian religious and physician of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, recognized as Venerable and Righteous Among the Nations for his medical dedication and the rescue of Jews during the Second World War.
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Biography
Youth, religious vocation, and formation of Emanuele Stablum.
Emanuele Stablum was born on June 10, 1895, in Terzolas, Italy, into a modest family. After the accidental death of his father, Giuseppe Stablum, in 1909, he worked as a carpenter to support his mother, Palmina Silvestri. In 1910, he entered the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception. He began his novitiate in Cantù in 1911, took his temporary vows in 1913, and then dedicated himself to assisting orphans in Cantù and Milan. Sent to Rome in 1915 for philosophy studies, he took his perpetual vows on August 15, 1919.
Life and Work
His medical career at the IDI in Rome and his heroic action during the Second World War.
In 1920, his superiors asked him to interrupt his theology studies to study medicine in order to direct the Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IDI) in Rome. Graduating in 1930, he became the first religious doctor of his congregation and directed the establishment for fifteen years. In 1945, he co-founded the Association of Italian Catholic Doctors (AMCI). During the Second World War (1943-1944), he courageously hid more than a hundred refugees at the IDI, including 52 Jews, saving them from deportation.
Path to holiness
His illness, his death in 1950, and the opening of his cause for beatification.
Afflicted with Hodgkin's disease, Emanuele Stablum passed away on March 16, 1950, at the IDI in Rome. Initially buried in the Verano cemetery, his mortal remains were transferred to the IDI chapel on March 16, 2000. His cause for beatification was officially opened at the diocesan level in Rome on October 6, 2000, following the granting of the nihil obstat on April 28, 2000, and the diocesan inquiry concluded on June 10, 2005.
Beatification and canonization
The recognition of his heroic virtues by Pope Francis.
On April 24, 2021, Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of the decree recognizing the heroic nature of his virtues, thus conferring upon him the title of Venerable. The official recognition of a miracle attributed to his intercession remains required for his beatification.
Spirituality and legacy
His vision of medicine as a priesthood and his recognition as Righteous Among the Nations.
The spirituality of Emanuele Stablum rests on the union of faith, consecrated life, and medical rigor, conceiving medicine as an extension of Christ's mission. His legacy is both scientific, having made the IDI a center of dermatological excellence, and humanitarian. For having saved Jews during the Shoah, the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem posthumously awarded him the title of Righteous Among the Nations in 2001.
Frequently asked questions about Emanuele Stablum
Who was Emanuele Stablum?
Emanuele Stablum (1895-1950) was an Italian religious and physician of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, recognized as Venerable and Righteous Among the Nations for his medical dedication and the rescue of Jews during the Second World War.
Which saints were contemporaries of Emanuele Stablum?
Contemporaries include: Jesús María Echavarría Aguirre, Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, Narcisa de Jesús and Juan de Jesús López y González.
When did Emanuele Stablum die?
Emanuele Stablum died around 1895.
Who are the relatives of Emanuele Stablum?
Relatives of Emanuele Stablum: Giuseppe Stablum (father) and Palmina Silvestri (mother).
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Key Events
- Era / death: 1895-1950
- Decree of venerability by Francis