Rev. Piero Ottaviano

THE FOUNDER OF DIDASKALEION

Rev. Piero Ottaviano (Rocca d'Arazzo (Asti, Italy), June 2nd 1938 - Torino, August 30th 2005), Salesian Priest, dedicated his whole life to the study of Christian religion and to evangelization.

For many years he committed himself to the teaching of Catholic religion in “Liceo Segré” and in “ITIS Porro”, two high schools of Torino area. During these fecund years, he contributed to the cultural, human and religious growth of several generations of students.
Along with this important mission on behalf of young people, he devoted himself to adults’ evangelization, putting his vast knowledge, his culture and his brilliant teaching methodology at the service of others, freely. The school he founded, the “Didaskaleion”, is still keeping on with his work, his teachings and his vision.

Below you can find some moving testimonies of his work and his personality, sent by people who knew him and collaborated with him (italian tongue).

June 2nd, 2006 - His Ldp. Mgr. Ruggero Franceschini, Metropolitan Archbishop of Smyrna (Turkey), wrote to Didaskaleion in the anniversary of Rev. Piero Ottaviano’s birth
June 2006 - Responsibility handing over of Didaskaleion, and memorial of Rev. Piero Ottaviano
September 2006 - The "DIES NATALIS" of Rev. Piero Ottaviano, special edition of “Anàstasis” bulletin
June 5th, 2006 - "From Smirne to remember Rev. Ottaviano", newspaper quotation from "La Voce del Popolo"