In memory of Mons. MANLIO ACHILLI (1924-2005)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Dr. DANIELE SALERNO (Italy - Voghera, province of Pavia)
Honorary president of the Centre, journalist, teacher and writer.

Dr. PAOLO ASCAGNI (Italy - Cremona)
Director of the Centre, journalist, trade-union officer, author of historical and philosophical works, particularly of some of the most important studies about Saint Roch’s figure.

Prof. VITTORIO ANELLI (Italy - Piacenza)
Retired teacher, expert of local history, director of the review «Bollettino Storico Piacentino».

Prof. GIOVANNA FORZATTI (Italy - Milan)
Professor of Medieval History at the University of Pavia, author of historical works, among which essays about the origin and diffusion of Saint Roch’s cult.

Dr. NICOLA MONTESANO (Italy - Tolve, province of Potenza)
Historian of the medieval era, researcher of the C.N.R.; author of various essays, particularly on religious Orders, cult and Confraternities of Saint Roch.

Dr. FRANCESCA RIZZI (Italy - Cremona)
Bachelor of Arts in history and archaeology, expert of medieval history, superintendent of the Centre’s Historical Section.



COLLABORATORS, CONSULTANTS AND CORRESPONDENTS

Prof. PIERRE BOLLE (Belgium - Charleroi)
Most influential historian in the world with regard to Saint Roch’s figure, author of fundamental works on the subject; Bachelor of Arts and Philosophy at the «Université Libre» of Bruxelles, director of the «Centre Culturel Régional» of Charleroi.

Dr. JAVIER ABELLO GONZALO (Spain - Llanes)
Graduated at the University of Oviedo, with a degree in Economical Science, associate of the «Patronato de la Capilla de San Roque», member of the executive of the «Asociación de San Roque» of Llanes, collaborator of various reviews.

SILVIO BARBIERI (Italy - Sarmato, province of Piacenza)
Expert of local history, with particular reference to the cult of Saint Roch in the area of Piacenza.

DAVID BAUTE (Spain - Tenerife)
Movie director, author of many works whose subject is often controversial, such as homosexuality and social emargination; among his documentaries, a short film about the cult of saint Roch in the Canary islands.

Dr. GERARDO BELLETTIERI (Italy - Potenza)
Physician at the Legal Medical Center «INAIL» of Potenza, Italy; author of studies about saint Roch.

ELISA BERSANI (Italy - Piacenza)
Graduate in Arts and Philosophy at the University of Bologna, specialized in historical subjects, curriculum Medieval History; expert of the local cult of Saint Roch.

GRAZIANO BERTOLDI (Italy - Cremona)
Painter and sculptor, author of various works for churches and chapels, member of cultural and artistic associations.

ELENA CRISTINA BOLLA (Italy - Voghera, province of Pavia)
Journalist and writer, expert of theology and history of art, literarian and theatrical critic; author of many essays in Italian, French and Portoguese, member of the «Italian Institute of Bioethics».

JEAN-LOUIS BRU (France - Vabre)
Writer, member of various cultural associations, author of many essays and books about Saint Roch.

Prof. MARIA AGNESE CHIARI MORETTO WIEL (Italy - Venice)
University lecturer of artistic subjects in the University «Ca’ Foscari» of Venice and the venetian branch at the «Wake Forest University» of Winston Salem, N.C. (US), superintendent of the artistic possessions of the «Scuola Grande di San Rocco» in Venice.

JOSE’ ALBERTO CONCHA (Spain - Llanes)
Journalist, secretary of the «Bando de San Roque» of Llanes, author of artcicles and essays about Saint Roch.

Dr. ANNE MARIE CONTE-PRIVAT (France - Miréval)
President of the «Association Internationale Saint Roch» of Montpellier, author of essays about Saint Roch’s figure.

CONSTANZA CORREDOR (Spain - Barcelona)
Historian, expert of ancient documents, medieval archives, ancient languages, the history of noble families and medieval town-planning of Barcelona.

Prof. VICTOR ENGELER (Switzerland - Zurich)
Former head physician at the department of gynaecological oncology at the «University Hospital» in Zurich, owner of the most complete private collection of the world of statues and items representing saint Roch.

Prof. PIETRO FERRULLI (Italy - Tolve, province of Potenza)
Composer and orchestra director, member of the «Albo dei Musicisti Italiani ed Europei» (Registry of the Italian and European musicians), author of a Hymn to Saint Roch.

Mons. MICHAEL von FURSTENBERG (Austria - Wien)
Conventual chaplain of the «Sovereign Military Order» of Malta, expert of religious, historic and artistic subjects, author of essays about saint Roch.

Gen. EUGENIO GENTILE (Italy - Rottofreno, province of Piacenza)
Career military man, retired from active service in the year 2000 as «Maggiore Generale»; expert of military architecture and of history of the territory and traditions of Piacenza.

Dr. MICHELE IANNUZZI (Italy - Tolve, province of Potenza)
President of the Association «Amici del Pellegrino» (Friends of the Pilgrim), expert of popular traditions and anthropological aspects of the cult of saints, author of essays about saint Roch.

Prof. ERMANNO INGUSCIO (Italy - Torrepaduli, province of Lecce)
Teacher, collaborator of various reviews, expert of artistic goods, of sacred music, of hagiography and of local history; author of essays about saint Roch.

Dr. MARIELLA INTINI (Italy - Noci, province of Bari)
Archivist, paleographist and Bachelor of Arts in research about the «History of pilgrimages’ culture in Mediterranean Middle Age» at the University of Lecce, author of various essays and articles, some of which about saint Roch.

ORESTE KESSEL PACE (Italy - Palmi, province of Reggio Calabria)
Writer, author of novels, of which one about saint Roch; expert of history of cinema and journalist.

Dr. SALVATORE LATRONICO (Italy - Potenza)
Anaesthesist at the Hospital of «San Carlo» of Potenza, author of many essays and publications dedicated to Saint Roch, particularly about the Saint’s relationship with the art of medicine.

Dr. LUCA LEONI (Itay - Velletri, province of Rome)
Graduate in «Foreign Languages» at the University «La Sapienza» of Rome, expert of historical and artistical subjects, collaborator of daily newspapers and magazines, particularly the «Osservatore romano».

Dr. MARIA LUENGO (Spain - Llanes)
Graduated in «Hispanic Philology» at the University of Nanterre (Paris X), specialized in languages and archivistic science, responsible of the spanish version of our site.

Dr. LOUISE MARSHALL (Australia - Sydney)
Teacher of the «History of Art and Cinema» Department at the University of Sydney, expert of iconography of the plague in the Italian art of the Renaissance, author of many essays and articles, both in Italian and in English.

NICOLA MASTROCINQUE (Italy - Foglianise, province of Benevento)
Secular teacher of religion, journalist, author of many articles dedicated to saint Roch, both from a strictly religious point of view and in more historical-biographical terms.

Dr. AMALIA MENCUCCINI (Italy - Acquapendente, province of Viterbo)
Graduate in «Agrarian Science» at the University of Studies of «Tuscia» in Viterbo, prior of the local confraternity of saint Roch.

Dr. LIDIA MOTTA (Italy - Bergamo)
Bachelor of «Arts and Modern Literature» at the University of Pavia, specialized in «History of Modern and Contemporary Europe», with two dissertations about the cult of saint Roch in the dioceses of Bergamo and in the dioceses of Brescia.

Dr. IVO MUSAJO SOMMA (Italy - Piacenza)
Bachelor of research at the «Università Cattolica» of Milan, collaborator of reviews and institutes, expert in medieval history.

Mons. ANTONIO NIERO (Italy - Venice)
Historian, author of many works dedicated particularly to cult and popular devotion in the venetian area, including saint Roch.

Dr. JEAN NOUGARET (France - Montpellier)
Bachelor of Arts in History of Art, former university lecturer and director of museums, director of the magazine «Etudes héraultaises» and member of the «Académie des Sciences et Lettres» of Montpellier.

Dr. PAOLO PAOLETTI (Italy - Voghera, province of Pavia)
Bachelor of philosophy at the University of Pavia, director of the Civic Library of Voghera, superintendent of the cultural institutions and services of the municipality, coordinator of the «Integrate Librarian System» of the Oltrepò Pavese region.

Dr. DOMIZIA PARRI (Italy - Vigevano, province of Pavia)
Bachelor of Arts in «Roman Philology» at the University of Studies of Milan, with a dissertation of hagiographic subject; superintendent of the English version of the web site of our Centre.

NICOLA PIONETTI (Italy - Sarmato, province of Piacenza)
Graduate in «Arts and Philosophy» at the University of Bologna, curriculum logic, languages and philosophy of science; expert of the local cult of saint Roch.

Mons. DOMENICO PONZINI (Italy - Piacenza)
Historian, author of works about medieval history and particularly about saint Roch and the origin of his cult in the area of Piacenza.

Dr. JOSEPH ROY (India - Vijayawada)
Salesian priest, lecturer in an anglo-indian school institute, director of the bullettin «Sneha Bhavan», expert of the cult of saint Roch (Ruka) in India.

Prof. JIM THOMSON (Scotland - Balfron)
Former teacher and headmaster of primary schools in Glasgow – among which St. Roch’s Primary School –, vice-president of the «Scottish Local History Forum» of Balfron, author of an essay about the cult of saint Roch in Scotland.

Dr. DANIELE TOMASINI (Italy - Caorso, province of Piacenza)
Graduate in Musicology, author of historic-musical works, expert of the local cult of saint Roch.

Prof. PAOLO TOMEA (Italy – Milan)
University lecturer of hagiography at the «Università Cattolica» of Milan, author of books and essays about medieval Church in the area of Milan and of northern Italy.

Prof. FRANCO TONON (Italy - Venice)
Retired teacher, author of historic-philosophical works and of relevant studies about Church in the region of Veneto and about the confraternities of saint Roch; member of the Arciconfraternity «Scuola Grande di San Rocco» in Venice.

Prof. ILEANA TOZZI (Italy - Rieti)
Bachelor of Arts at the University of Perugia, chairman of the Diocesan Museum of Rieti, member of various cultural associations, among which the «Associazione delle Teologhe Italiane» (Association of Italian Women Theologians).

Prof. ALESSIO VARISCO (Italy - Monza)
Qualified at the «Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera» in Milan (Academy of Fine Arts of Brera), graduated in Religious Sciences, specialized in Sacred Art and Anthropology, teacher of secondary school, author of essays and articles, among wich some studies on the cult of saint Roch.