About Chiara Lubich
Chiara Lubich (born Silvia Lubich; 22 January 1920 – 14 March 2008) was an Italian teacher and Catholic author who founded the Focolare Movement, which aims to bring unity among people and promote universal family. Lubich is considered a notable figure in ecumenical, interreligious and intercultural dialogue. She received the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 1996 and the Council of Europe Human Rights Award in 1998. In the midst of the war, Chiara discovered the life-giving alternative: God, who is Love. Among them was Natalia Dallapiccola, who, at the age of 18, was the first to follow Lubich. Focolare was founded against the backdrop of the horrors of World War II. Chiara attended a teachers' college and became a passionate student of philosophy.
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