Beginning around 1840, St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M., began providing spiritual assistance to the people of what is today the countries of Eritrea and Ethiopia,, and the people welcomed him and his guidance.

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Beginning around 1840, St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M., began providing spiritual assistance to the people of what is today the countries of Eritrea and Ethiopia,, and the people welcomed him and his guidance.

St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was the great apostle to the Abyssinian people (today, the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia).

St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. promoted indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
If I had to pick a single Daughter of Charity to present to the sisters as a model, I would pick Rosalie Rendu. If I had to pick a single missionary to present to the confreres, I would pick Justin de Jacobis.
A presentation about St. Justin de Jacobis (Feast day: July 30), an exceptional model of holiness and missionary life/ Based on an article by Marlio Nasayó Liévano, CM, Province of Colombia.
“When a person or a place impressed him, he drew a sketch of it. Such sketches dot his diary.”
A brief presentation of the biography of St. Justin de Jacobis.
Feast Day: July 30 Long after Justin’s death, Cardinal Massaia, who had ordained him, stated: After 35 years I can still, to a large extent, recall the sermons which I listened to in those days, so great was the impression which he made on me, and also on others… To...
New presentation considers St. Justin’s thinking and action toward the Ethiopian Christians.
St. Justin de Jacobis, C.M. was an Italian Vincentian ahead of his time in his promotion of indigenous clergy in Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Some Background on Christianity in Ethiopia and Eritrea Based on biblical references and traditional accounts, we can say that the Christian faith was introduced in the coastal areas of Eritrea during the first centuries of Christianity. From 1555 to 1632, many Jesuit...
Father Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: More than a century before the word “inculturation” became popular, Justin [St. Justin de Jacobis] was a master of the art. He said to his listeners: “…if anyone should question you: ‘Who is this stranger?’, answer: ‘He is a...