Morreu esta segunda-feira em Hong Kong o padre Gaetano Nicosia. Tinha 102 anos. Nicósia nasceu a 3 de Abril de 1915 em Itália (Catania). Aos 20 anos rumou como sacerdote ao Oriente tendo-se estabelecido em Hong Kong onde iniciou a sua missão religiosa a 11 de Novembro de 1935.
Em 1958 mudou-se para Macau e entre 1963 e 2011 o sacerdote viveu na povoação de Ká-Hó, em Coloane, numa época em que o acesso à ilha só se fazia de barco. Cerca de 100 leprosos viviam na leprosaria de Ka Hó, abandonados à sua sorte e a necessitar urgentemente de cuidados. Diz quem viveu nesses anos que o padre Nicosia nunca se recusou a tratar os enfermos apesar do risco de contágio.
Em 1958 mudou-se para Macau e entre 1963 e 2011 o sacerdote viveu na povoação de Ká-Hó, em Coloane, numa época em que o acesso à ilha só se fazia de barco. Cerca de 100 leprosos viviam na leprosaria de Ka Hó, abandonados à sua sorte e a necessitar urgentemente de cuidados. Diz quem viveu nesses anos que o padre Nicosia nunca se recusou a tratar os enfermos apesar do risco de contágio.
"Padre Gaetano Nicosia, o anjo dos leprosos" é o título de um documentário realizado em 2015 por Ciriaco Offeddu e Angelo Paratico que aborda a vida e obra do salesiano explorando a viagem do padre Nicosia desde a Sicília até à Ásia, compreendendo a juventude, os estudos e o trabalho desenvolvido na região que inclui ainda o apoio aos refugiados vietnamitas na década de 1970.
Father Gaetano Nicósia died last monday in Hong Kong at the age of 102. The italian priest started his missionary work in Hong Kong on November 1935. After that he went to Macau in 1958 where, in 1963, began working at Ká-Hó village (Coloane island) with people who suffered from leper. Thanks to the use of western medicine and to the indefatigable dedication of this priest, the patients started to receive medical treatment and the village slowly became leprosy-free. Father Nicosia helped many of these people to get reintegrated into society, despite the stigma attached to this illness. Nicosia also carried out other important projects that led to the construction of a school and a hospital for disabled people in Macau. In 2015 two italians, Ciríaco Offeddu and Angelo Paratico filmed a documentar called "Father Nicosia, The Angel of The Lepers". This documentar explores his life journey from Sicily to Hong Kong and Macau and the work he carried out with amazing devotion for the people most in need.
天主的忠僕 胡子義神父於今日下午5時15分，在香港仔黃竹坑聖瑪利安老院病逝，享齡102歲。胡神父澳門服務弱小，如被遺棄的殘障兒童和精神病患者多達80年。
Father Gaetano Nicósia died last monday in Hong Kong at the age of 102. The italian priest started his missionary work in Hong Kong on November 1935. After that he went to Macau in 1958 where, in 1963, began working at Ká-Hó village (Coloane island) with people who suffered from leper. Thanks to the use of western medicine and to the indefatigable dedication of this priest, the patients started to receive medical treatment and the village slowly became leprosy-free. Father Nicosia helped many of these people to get reintegrated into society, despite the stigma attached to this illness. Nicosia also carried out other important projects that led to the construction of a school and a hospital for disabled people in Macau. In 2015 two italians, Ciríaco Offeddu and Angelo Paratico filmed a documentar called "Father Nicosia, The Angel of The Lepers". This documentar explores his life journey from Sicily to Hong Kong and Macau and the work he carried out with amazing devotion for the people most in need.
天主的忠僕 胡子義神父於今日下午5時15分，在香港仔黃竹坑聖瑪利安老院病逝，享齡102歲。胡神父澳門服務弱小，如被遺棄的殘障兒童和精神病患者多達80年。
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