There was a great need for his abilities and so he went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where there were a great many Italians arriving and no Italian priests. His heart was with the Italians who needed his care the most. Nasca was noted as a “man of many brilliant qualities, who labored among his countrymen in the Scranton diocese”.** It was also the 20 th Anniversay of Fr. It was given by a number of prominent Italian residents of Scranton. In 1898 he returned to Scranton and a banquet for him was held at the Roma Hotel, on Lackawanna Ave, on Dec. Dominick Landro took over the Italian Colony of Scranton in July of 1894 as its fourth pastor. He began to work in the major seminary in Palermo teaching English. Nasca return to the warmer climate of Sicily and his family to recuperate. By the end of 1894 doctors recommended that Fr. Again, his time in Scranton would be short. Nasca had spent himself in his ministry and his health seriously deteriorated. This would take place with the fourth pastor, Fr. It was becoming large enough both in numbers and financial wealth to begin the planning for their own parish. By now, the Italian Colony had grown significantly numbering between 2,000 and 3,000. Nasca returned to the Italian Colony of Scranton. Bondi left the Diocese in December 1893, Fr. Nasca purchased a gun, hired a bodyguard and boldly continued to minister to the Italian families of Hazleton and vicinity for the next two years. One such threat had matured into a plot discovered by the police. This was one of the real threats encountered. Nasca’s life and threatened to drive him out of Hazleton. After a violent outburst the man threatened Fr. Nasca asked him to join the parish and support the parish. Thus, many would not step inside a Catholic Church and yet curiosuly wanted the sacraments of the Church. They were not be against the Faith but the institution of the Church. To understand this one would have to understand the Resorgimento and its political intrigues. During this time Italian politics were full of extreme emotions, violence, and bitter hatreds. These Italian immigrants who were now coming to America carried with them those extreme political emotions engendered by decades of blood shed. Many of the southern Italians who now came to America were products of the decades of bloodshed and political bitterness that brought Italy into existence in 1870.* The Catholic Church, who governed the Papal States, was wrongly viewed as againist the unification of Italy. Peruzzi's years in Hazleton were not easy and at time dangerous. Peter Bondi took charge of the Italian Colony of Scranton from November 1891 to December 1893 becoming its second pastor.įr. Dominic Peruzzi who had taken over the Italian Mission but found it to be a very difficult situation. Nasca back to Hazleton in November of 1891. Thomas College became the University of Scranton and moved to its present location.Īfter only a short time in Scranton, Bishop O’Hara had to send Fr. Thomas College was located on what is now the Prayer Garden between the Cathedral and rectory. St. Nasca lived at the Cathedral rectory and held services in St. Lucy's Church, the successor of the Italian Colony. From this date on, all sacramental records reside at St. Rosario Nasca came to Scranton in early 1891 and was appointed the first pastor of the Italian Colony. Peter's Cathedral.Īt the request of Bishop O’Hara Fr. Prior to March of 1891 all sacramental records for the Italian Colony reside at St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton until early 1891 and then returned to Jersey City, New Jersey. Cecilia's Convent and moved into the newly built chapel in St. The Italian Colony outgrew the chapel at St. Francis Joseph Chiuso ministered to the Italian Colony of Scranton.
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