A Hypothetical Influence of Rosmini on the Schooling of Chiara Lubich

Abstract

Through the analysis of school documents and of the Trentino context of the early twentieth century, the author seeks answer to the following questions: could Silvia (Chiara) Lubich, a student of the Istituto Magistrale “A. Rosmini” in Trento, somehow have known the great philosopher and pedagogist from Rovereto? How did her love for study, philosophy, and truth come about – a love that was so significant in her whole existence? What situations and persons encouraged these attitudes?