The home of Don Pino Puglisi, parish priest of Brancaccio, murdered by the mafia on his 56th birthday.
Distance
Area
Brancaccio
Visit
45 min
Entry
Free entry
The story
The birthplace and home of Giuseppe Puglisi, parish priest of San Gaetano in Brancaccio, murdered by Cosa Nostra on 15 September 1993, his fifty-sixth birthday. Beatified in 2013, he is the first recognised martyr killed by the mafia. The rooms preserve personal objects, documents and testimonies from those who knew him. Visits are led by volunteers.