Adolph Kolping
Adolph Kolping (8 December 1813 – 4 December 1865) was a German Catholic priest and the founder of the Kolping Association. He led the movement for providing and promoting social support for workers in industrialized cities while also working to promote the dignities of workers in accordance with the social magisterium of the faith. He was called Gesellenvater (the Journeymen's Father).
The beatification for the priest commenced on 21 March 1934 and he was later titled as Venerable in 1989. His beatification was celebrated under Pope John Paul II on 27 October 1991 in Saint Peter's Square; his liturgical feast is not affixed to the date of his death as is the norm but rather on 6 December.
Patron saint of World Youth Day; Apprentices; Labourers; Social workers; Catholic entrepreneurs
In the Martyrology
- December 4 Blessed Adolph Kolping, priest