Francesco Repetto [SEP] place of birth
Francesco Repetto
Monsignor Francesco Repetto (Genoa, 1914–1984) was an Italian priest and librarian. He is honored by Jews as a Righteous Among the Nations for his leading role in the clandestine DELASEM organization, which contributed to the saving of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust in Italy during the German occupation.
Biography.
As a young man he studied at Gregorian University. While in Rome he met and became friends with Monsignor Giovanni Battista Montini (the future Pope Paul VI). He was ordained into the priesthood in
Repetto (surname)
Repetto is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Amelia Repetto, Uruguayan composer
- Andrea Repetto (born 1969), Chilean economist
- Carlos Torre Repetto (1904-1978), chess grandmaster from Mexico
- Francesco Repetto (1914–1984), Italian priest and librarian, Righteous Among the Nations
- Maria Repetto (1807-1890), Italian Roman Catholic professed religious
- Nicolás Repetto (1871-1965), Argentine physician and leader of the Socialist Party