On December the 3rd and 4th, 2021, at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo, in Rome, it was held a «Colloquium for the 25th anniversary of the martyrdom of the seven brothers» and its aim was to reflect on the spiritual heritage of the seven Trappist monks martyred in Algeria.
It was in May 1996 that, after weeks of kidnapping, the seven brothers of Tibhirine were murdered. Beatified in Oran together with twelve other martyrs from Algeria, their experience of life and dedication offers, through their writings illuminated by the testimonies of people who knew them, a living source for the today theology and spirituality.
After the meeting in Paris (2018) and the colloquium in Freiburg (2019), this international colloquium on the occasion of the 25 years of martyrdom, liked to collect the witnesses of those who knew them and the contributions of those who today receive from them a theological, spiritual and pastoral inspiration.
The first day was reserved for the Pontifical Sant’Anselmo Athenaeum students and the meeting aimed to raise awareness of this spiritual heritage and to stimulate a work at an university level. The second day, open to a wider audience, aimed to publicize the experience lived by these monks and to contribute to spread their message through the forthcoming publication of their writings in Italian language.
Organized by the “Association pour la protection des écrits des sept de l’Atlas” and the “Comité scientifique des Écrits de Tibhirine”, in collaboration with the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo, the Anselmianum, and with the financial support of the Fondation des Monastères, the colloquium was organized under the patronage of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
(Source: OMPRESS-ROMA)