3741(III)_Fr. Gaetano Nicosia, The Angel of the Lepers

By Ms. Kiko

Hong Kong, September 15, 2015 - This day, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, was the chosen day on which the documentary of Fr. Gaetano Nicosia was presented to Salesian community in Hong Kong. This documentary recorded the missionary life of Fr. Nicosia who was called “The Angel of the Lepers” for his work in the leprosarium of Coloane, Macau. The place was called Our Lady of Sorrows village. The documentary will be shown publicly in November.

Ciriaco Offeddu and Angelo Paratico who directed this production of documentary were Fr. Nicosia’s friends. This film was funded by a crowdfunding operation which collected the necessary funds from a good number of friends and associations. They used 2 years to finish this important production. Last year, a biography of Fr. Nicosia was published.

In this documentary, Fr. Nicosia talked about his parents, his journey to become a Salesian, his missionary vocation and his works in Macau with the lepers. At the end of the documentary, one of the beneficiaries of Fr. Nicosia’s works expressed his gratitude to Fr. Nicosia who dedicated his life to the lepers.