![]() He attended the University of Rome and was ordained in 1903.įather Leone immigrated to the United States in 1905, following his older brother Domenico, who resided at 537 West 59th Street in Manhattan. As the second son, he was named in the Italian tradition for his maternal grandfather, Filippo. His father Benedetto Leone was a shoemaker his mother, Francesca Pecoraro, a housewife. This was the First Communion class of 1920, and the children and grandchildren of those children, will gather tomorrow to celebrate Founders' Day in remembrance.įilippo Leone was born in Prizzi, Palermo Province in Sicily, Italy, on 11 January 1879. In the photograph above, he is seated to the left of two nuns in the center. He served as pastor from 1918 until his death in 1945. ![]() ![]() ![]() The founder of the Church of Our Lady of Peace was Father Philip Leone.
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