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Fr. Gabriel M. Pelletieri, FI - Co-founder |
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 Antonio who in religious life is Fr. Gbariele Maria Pelletieri, was born in Vaglio Basilicata (Potenza) on June 11, 1940 of his parents Raffaele and Antonia Biscione.
At the age of 10, he entered the minor seminary of the Friars Minor Conventual of Ravello, Italy where he attended the secondary school. He frequented the classes for licentiate in Naples, in St. Anastasia, a seminary of the Friars Minor Conventual of the religious province of Naples. He knew Fr. Stefano Manelli who was his first instructor of music in the minor seminary and in four years of philosophy, his professor. |
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Fr. Stefano Manelli, FI - Founder |
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Fr. Stefano Maria Manelli was born in Fiume/Rijeka (Hrvatska), Italy on May 1, 1933. His parents were Settimio Manelli and Licia Gualandris, spiritual children of St. Pio of Prietrelcina. He was the sixth of the twenty-one children.
He received his first communion from Padre Pio himself in 1938
He enteered the minor seminary of the Order of the Friars Minor Conventual in Cupertino (Lecce) on 18th of December of 1945 at the age of 12 years old. |
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