I would like to thank Luciano J. Iorizzo, Salvatore LaGumina, Sue Troiano, Pellegrino Nazzaro and Daniel Palermo for reading the manuscript and for their suggestions. A special thanks to Anita Crapanzano, Maria Rampello and Alfred Mondello for their enthusiastic help in finding family sources and recalling family events. Mitchell Mondello found important sources on the life of Saint Benedict and the history of San Fratello. Of course, I alone am responsible for any errors. I should be lacking in gratitude if I failed to acknowledge the professional support of Dr. Paul Richardson and his staff at the Cambria Press. Their belief in my work has made this book possible.
Dr. Salvatore Mondello
Professor Emeritus
Rochester Institute of Technology