Time: Nardò 5 March 1801 – Oria 13 November 1873

Francesco Giuseppe De Pace

Francesco Giuseppe De Pace

De pace started studying with the seminar di Nardo he took votes on April 26 1828 and became priest in 1829. Throughout his life was a teacher of novizi first in bionto and after in oria, was professor of teology. On January 4th 1851 in rome was nominated head teacher of teology and diffinitore perpetuo nella serrafia di s Nicola. He was in charge of the republished of ‘’the fortune of oria’’ of papatodero, on 1866. On 1864 de pace donated more than 3000 volumes for the build of a new public library. On march 9th 1865 oria city hall nominated de pace as citizen of oria and also life librarian.