Leonardo Vitale [SEP] place of birth
Leonardo Vitale
Leonardo Vitale (; June 27, 1941 in Palermo – December 2, 1984 in Palermo) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia who was one of the first to become an informant, or "pentito", although originally his confessions were not taken seriously. Vitale was a "man of honour" or member of the Altarello di Baida "cosca" or family, Altarello being a small village just outside Palermo. The Vitale family had a long history of Mafia membership and Leonardo himself was groomed by his uncle
di Gerardo Alessandrini, perhaps a fellow mason. Nadi was buried "with the great honour of the company of masons" ("con grande onore de la conpagnia di moraduri") in the church of San Vitale in the place of his birth.
Sources.
- Quaquarelli, Leonardo. (2012). "Nadi, Gaspare". "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani" 77. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.