Rafaelova družba

Founded in 1903, Rafaelova družba is a non-governmental organisation based in Ljubljana, Slovenia working on refugees & migration, religion & faith, arts & culture +1 more.

Rafaelova družba is a Slovene civil society organisation based in Ljubljana that supports Slovene emigrants and expatriates in preserving their Slovene and Catholic identity. Its work covers religious, national, cultural, educational and social matters for Slovenes living abroad. Its activities include archiving materials on emigrant life, publishing the monthly magazine Naša luč, lending Slovene books and audio-visual materials, producing photo exhibitions on Slovene post-war refugee camps in Carinthia and Italy, organising public discussions, youth programmes, study trips and pilgrimages, and maintaining the Ehrlich house on Sveta Višarje. It traces its origins to the St. Raphael Society founded in 1903 in Ljubljana to assist emigrants, was revived in 1990, took its current name in 1995, and was registered as a civil society organisation in 2002.