Biagio Conte was born on September 16, 1963, and he was an Italian lay missionary.He founded the ” Mission of Hope and Charity ” of Palermo in 1993.
As of now, the ” Mission of Hope and Charity ” is able to accommodate over 200 people in dormitories, and offer help to another 1000, in various forms (food, drugs, etc.).
The intention was to respond to the dramatic situations of poverty and marginalization of the people of his hometown and as such he laid down his life to evangelize to the people.
When Biagio Conte was only three years old, his parents took him to Switzerland .He was enrolled at a boarding school that was managed by nuns.
Six years later he returned to Palermo and continued his education at a boarding school of San Martino delle Scale for four years. Unfortunately, when Biagio Conte turned 16, he stopped schooling and dedicated his energy to his family’s construction company.
He however left the company in 1983 due to spiritual crisis. He relocated to Florence and later in My 1990, he decided to live as a hermit.
It must be noted that since 1991, Biagio Conte has always sought to bring comfort to the homeless people of Palermo Centrale station.
A miracle was recorded on January 16, 2014, when Biagio Conte started walking even though he had been confined to a wheelchair for years due to some crushed vertebrae.
Subsequently, due to a serious form of colon cancer, Biagio Conte died on January 12, 2023, in Palermo at the age of 59.Some of his works include The Journey of “hope” so that man can improve, Palermo, 1991, The Path of Hope , Palermo, Grafill Editorial Tecnica, 1995, and The City of the Poor. My life for the last , (with Giacomo Pilati), Trapani, Il Pozzo di Giacobbe, 2006.
Parents of Biagio Conte
The father of Biagio Conte is Giuseppe. During the funeral of Biagio Conte, he touched the cross on Biagio Conte’s coffin. The mother of Biagio Conte was Maria Conte.
Reference :
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biagio_Conte_(missionario)
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