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Adolph Kolping (December 8, 1813 in Kerpen — December 4, 1865 in Cologne) was a German Catholic priest, who has been beatified by the Catholic Church. He was a leader in providing social support for young workers in the cities of industrial Germany, and worldwide. ==Life== Kolping grew up as the son of a shepherd. At the age of 18 he went to Cologne as a shoemaker’s assistant. He was shocked by the living conditions of most people living there, which influenced his decision to become a priest. At age 23 he attended the Dreikönigsgymnasium and afterwards studied theology in Munich, Bonn and Cologne. On April 13,〔() The Life and Work of Father Adolph Kolping〕 1845 he was ordained a priest in Cologne's ''Minoritenkirche''.〔 First he worked in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal) as a chaplain and religion teacher. In 1847 he became the second president of the Catholic Association of Journeymen (founded the preceding year by Johann Gregor Breuer), which gave young journeymen religious and social support. In 1849 he returned to Cologne as vicar of the cathedral and established Cologne’s Association of Journeymen. He united the existing journeymen associations as the ''Rheinischer Gesellenbund'' ("Federation of Journeymen of the Rhine Region") in 1850. This fusion was the origin of today’s international ''Kolpingwerk''. Until his death he labored to spread the federation of journeymen associations. By the year of his death, 1865, there were more than four hundred journeymen associations worldwide. In 1854, Kolping founded the weekly newspaper ''Rheinische Volksblätter'' ("Rhine Region People’s Paper"), which quickly became one of the most successful press organs of his time. In 1862, he became the rector of Saint Maria Empfängnis Church. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adolph Kolping」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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