JAMES CUSIMANO

James Cusimano the priest doctor said "servant of the poor," died at only 54 years in 1888. He founded in Palermo and in other centers of Sicily on 'Boccone the Poor "for the housing and care of orphans, old and sick. Alessio Di Giovanni wrote of Him, "Well-off, sacrificed their wealth for prodigarle to the poor; a talented and respected doctor leaves the lucrative profession of a bright future, to be obscure and humble people: nurse, servant, a postulant, not for himself, but for the poor of Christ. So he buys land, factory houses and factories, welcomes with open arms and unable crumbling old girls, destitute orphans, never count the number, without ever losing his angelic serenity, even when he has not a penny loaf, or a loaf of bread in the pantry beds or anything. And the Lord often provvedeva in an unexpected and impressive manner, that aroused wonder. "

JAMES CUSIMANO

BED AND BREAKFAST BAOBAB, Piazza Armerina