St Paul's Circolo Romano

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City of Erie - St Paul's Roman Catholic Church
Circolo Romano

Contributed by Rick Landers


The information below has been extracted from the Souvenir Dedication Program, March 17, 1935, for Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church. The church, located in the City of Erie on Walnut Street between 16th and 17th, had its beginning in May 1891. Ground was broken for a new House of Worship on August 19, 1928, but the economic recession at the end of the 1920s resulted in a partially completed building. With renewed funding efforts about 1933, the building was completed. Images of the pages in the dedication program have been scanned and provided by Rick Landers. Various individuals have assisted in transcribing the documents for presentation here. This particular page has been transcribed by Kathie Stravato.


CIRCOLO ROMANO

Is a club or “circle” of Italians with Roman background.  It was organized in February of 1933 shortly after the time that Pope Pius XI urged the development of such groups throughout the Christian world.  Two gentlemen, Louis Agostino and Joseph Pezzata, having outlined the idea of such a society to several of their compatriots and having received much enthusiastic response to the project, called a meeting, formed with the help of the charter members, a constitution and elected officers.  A feature of this group is that it is dedicated to the furthering of its religious life and to a better knowledge of the things of God.  It is, of course, carrying a social program throughout  the year and is very much alive to the influence of the Catholic Church in the Italian Colony.  It is from this group and others like it that the idea is prevalent that the church alone can cement and unite the Italian people to the general advantage of all.  For the moral and financial help given to S. Paul’s in the past and present by this club, the entire Colony is grateful. 

The present officers are:

President - Peter SPELTA

Vice President - Louis MALIZIA

Secretary - Constantino MANTOAN

Treasurer - Mariano AGOSTINI

The present members are as follows:

Joseph PEZZATO

Louis AGOSTINO

Achille COLOMBO

Lorenzo CIPTIANI

William SERAFINI

Larinio SELIOGGI

Agostino ITALIANO

Fillippo SORELLI

Dominick FERRANTO

Paul PETRIANI

Dante FELIGENZI

Germano RUFFINI

Dominick TRAPPICHIUI

Louis NECCI

Lorenzo PIERI

Lorenzo SANTIA

Louis SEMINTELLI

Emilio AGOSTINO

Lidano ADIUTORI

Frank NECCI

Joseph SARTI

Anthony VALI

Ettore MANCINI

Louis ARDUINI

Richard SANTIA

Lidano COLUZZI

Camillo TOSTI

Samuel DiRAIMO

Lorenzo RAPONE

Anthony ARDUINI

Archangelo ARDUINI

Armando LOMBARDI

Samuel VITELLI

Angelo COLOGRANDE

Michael FRAGIORGI

Peter GIORGIO

Orlando MANCINI

Carl DANIELE

John MARTUCCI

Dominick MARTUCCI

Frank NECCI

Evaristi LEO (sic)

Raffaella STAMENGA

Circolo Romano


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