A memorial Mass for Gennaro Ferrara, who led the University of Naples Parthenope for 24 years, will be celebrated at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 28 October, in the Church of Santa Maria della Purità in Via Nuovo Tempio, in the Neapolitan neighborhood of San Pietro a Patierno.
The announcement was reported by Il Mattino Napoli. The celebration will be presided over by Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Monsignor Vincenzo Pelvi.
A Mass in his home neighborhood
The choice of San Pietro a Patierno is linked to Ferrara's origins. According to the announcement, Ferrara was born in front of the church and maintained a tie with the neighborhood throughout his life.
The church, Santa Maria della Purità in Via Nuovo Tempio, is therefore presented in the announcement as a place of personal memory, rather than an institutional university setting.
Rector of Parthenope from 1986 to 2010
Gennaro Ferrara was rector of the University of Naples Parthenope from 1986 to 2010. He led the university for 24 years and contributed to its transformation from the Istituto Universitario Navale into the Università Parthenope.
The University of Naples Federico II, in its remembrance, describes Ferrara as a full professor of Business Administration and as one of the founders of the contemporary Parthenope university.
Ferrara died on 2 August, as reported in the announcement of the memorial.
What is known about the arrangements
What has been announced is limited to the essential details: the date and time, the church, and the celebrant. The source material does not specify arrangements for participation, seating, parking, or transport, and the year of the celebration is not stated beyond the date of publication of the announcement.
Readers planning to attend should therefore check locally for any further practical information closer to the date.
