THE SERVANTS OF IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY.

SERVI CORDIS IMMACULATI MARIAE.

(S.C.I.M BROTHERS)

The founder of SCIM BROTHERS is Late Bishop ATTILIO BELTRAMINO. The first bishop of Iring diocese.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF BISHOP ATTILIOBELTRAMINO

Bishop Attilio Beltramino was born on 19/03/1901 in the village of Volvera in Italy, his father’s name was Natale Beltramino and his mother’s name was Adelaide Elia. He was baptized on 23/03/1901, he received confirmation and first Holy Communion on 01/05/1910.

When Attilio Beltramino was studying in primary school he was humble and gentle and even his peers were surprised by his gentleness; when he was finishing primary school he hinted to his fellow students as he explains his fellow student “Michele Musso” told them that he would like to be a priest in his life. In this intention, on September 3, 1911, he was clothed in the official seminary robes by Pastor Don Sebastiano Capello in the Church of Volvera, and on October 10, 1916, he joined the main seminary in the Archdiocese of Chieri for philosophy studies. Attilio Beltramino, in addition to joining seminary studies for a vocation to the priesthood, also had a vocation to be a monk and become a missionary, so on 25/02/1919 Attilio Beltramino joined the missionary organization of the monasticism of priests and brothers in the CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES congrigation, and was dressed in official monastic clothing by the founder of that congrigation Father Yoseph Allamano (now is saint Yoseph Allamano).

On 2/10/1920 Attilio Beltramino made his first vows in the organization of the Virgin Maria Consolata and at that time he was continuing his Theological studies for the Priesthood in Torino. From 1921-1923, Attilio Beltramino was a teacher of his fellow students in the small seminary of Saint Paul. Date 05/04/1924 Attilio Beltramino  was given the sacred rank of Priest by His Highness Bishop Costanzo Castrale.

In December 1924, Father Attilio Beltramino was sent to Kenya to do missionary work and there he was placed mainly in the centers of his congregation in the areas of Manira and Tinderati. On 20/6/1928 while in Kenya, Father Attilio Beltramino made his perpetual vows in the hands of his guardian Giacomo Campagnola. Father Attilio Beltramino did his missionary work in Kenya for 12 years.

The congregation with the first four aspirants who made their first vows on 06/01/1952 during the feast of the Epiphany are;

1. Bro. Timothy Mponzi
2. Bro. Gabriel Mbinda
3. Bro. Patrick Mwogofi
4. Bro. Titus Mhume

These four monks were placed under the guardian Father Francesco Ghioti, and placed with the seminarians in the pre-seminary of Tosamaganga for formation. In October 1952, this founder of the SCIM officially blessed the Tosamaganga monastery which he officially established as the original monastery. Bishop Attlio Beltramino told the monks that together with the activities of monastic formation and teaching Religion, the monks should also learn various technical jobs to strengthen their vocation and mission.