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EMANUELE BRUNATTO
(1892 - 1965)
www.emanuelebrunatto.com is an Italian site dedicated to Emanuele
As a young man Emanuele Brunatto was greatly influenced
by Padre Pio
and in later years he was a staunch defender of Padre
Pio when he went
through difficult times.
He is regarded as Padre Pio's first spiritual child and
he stayed in cell no
6, next door to Padre Pio, for three years after which time he left and
took a room outside the friary.
Although one of Padre Pio's most fervent followers he
was a young man
with a rather adventurous and troubled past with regard
to authority.
During the time he lived in San Giovanni Rotondo, Emanuele
was
extremely dedicated to defending Padre Pio and did so
using any means
at his disposal, however unorthodox, including writing books, and fearing
no one.
A sucessful "business man", he donated 3,5
million (old) french francs for
'The Home for the Relief of Suffering' in San Giovanni
Rotondo - a large
sum in 1941.
There was an exhibition and conference dedicated
to Emanuele on the
25 - 26th Oct 2008, in San Giovanni Rotondo - click for Poster. |
Emanuele as a young man |
For more information see, "Padre
Pio: A Man of Hope" by
Renzo Allegri, and "Mary's
House" by Dorothy M. Gaudiose
both of which
have a number of references to Emanuele. Also, try the new Italian site www.emanuelebrunatto.com |
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Emanuele in later years
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In 1934 he meets Arlette Champrou
(Paris 1917-Rome 1990) who is
twenty-five years younger, and they have four children:
Paolo (1936),
Felicia
(1937), Itala Monique (1938-1981) and Franca Brunatto
(1938),
the last two being twins.
During the second world war Emanuele travels throughout
Europe on
business, often staying in Geneva while his new family
lives in Quarrata in
Tuscany.
On 9 January 1940 Padre Pio announces publicly his intention
to build the
hospital "Home for the Relief of Suffering" and on
3 June 1941 Emanuele
sends from the French capital a letter of credit from
the Banque Italo
Francais de Credit (whose Head Office is situated in
Paris at 1,
Boulevard des Capucines) to the Credito Italiano di Firenze
for the sum
of 3.500.000 French francs to the "Committee for the
construction of the
Hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia". This initial
and substantial
donation gives a solid basis for the construction of
the hospital that Padre
Pio had greatly desired and which he inaugurated on 5.5.1956. |
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Emanuele with a young Padre Pio
Emanuele outside the home of Michele Forgione, Padre Pio's brother (1926)
Emanuele in the early 1960s
One of the books, written by Emanuele, in
defense of Padre Pio
First published 1926 and now back in print in Italy.
There are some
copies of this available in the UK for £12.99+PP
(please note
the book is in Italian)
Please e-mail info@padrepioinscotland.org.uk for
more details
www.emanuelebrunatto.com is an Italian site dedicated to Emanuele
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Padre Pio was particularly fond of flowers
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