Alfie Lambe

Alfie Lambe

Servant of God Legion of Mary Envoy to South America
Born	(1932-06-24)June 24, 1932 Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland
Died	January 21, 1959(1959-01-21) (aged 26) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, esp. among members of the Legion of Mary
Feast	21 January

Servant of God Alphonsus "Alfie" Lambe (24 June 1932 – 21 January 1959) was an Irish-born Roman Catholic activist and Envoy of the Legion of Mary to South America.

Born at Tullamore, County Offaly to a farming family, as a youth he considered a vocation with the Irish Christian Brothers but withdrew due to chronic poor health.^[1] As the Legion's Envoy beginning in 1953, he went to serve in Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Brazil, as well as Argentina, where he died in Buenos Aires at age 26 from stomach cancer.^[2] He is interred in the vault of the Irish Christian Brothers, in Buenos Aires's Recoleta Cemetery.

A Cause for Canonization for Lambe was introduced by the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires in 1978.^[3]and concluded on 26 March 2015

References

↑ Legion of Mary website
↑ “Alfie Lambe: Envoy Extraordinare” by Hilde Firtel, Website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath, Ireland
↑ Info re Cause for Canonization for Lambe

Links

Profile of Alphonsus Lambe @ philadelphiasenatus.com

Catholic lay spiritual organizations

Third orders	Oblates of Saint Benedict Lay Carmelites Secular Franciscan Order Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Third Order of Saint Francis Third Order of Saint Dominic

International associations of the faithful with official recognition	Chemin Neuf Community Christian Life Community (CVX) Christian Life Movement (CLM) Cooperators of Opus Dei Couples for Christ Cursillo Communion and Liberation Emmanuel Community Focolare Movement Heralds of the Gospel International Alliance of Catholic Knights International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements International Catholic Conference of Scouting International Federation of Catholic Universities International Kolping Society International Union of Catholic Esperantists International Union of European Guides and Scouts Lay Claretian Movement L'Arche International Legion of Mary Militia Christi Militia of the Immaculata Neocatechumenal Way Priests for Life Regnum Christi Sant'Egidio Community SIGNIS Schoenstatt Movement Teams of Our Lady Teresian Association Union of Catholic Apostolate Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Confraternities	Confraternities of the Cord Confraternity of Catholic Saints Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Confraternity of the Rosary Confraternity of Penitents

Personal prelature	Opus Dei

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