Overview

• Padre Fedele Bisceglia passed away on August 13, 2025, after his condition rapidly worsened during a stay in the geriatrics ward of Cosenza’s INRCA hospital.
• The Paradiso dei Poveri association announced his death on Facebook, praising his lifelong dedication to the poor, with thousands of supporters and public figures expressing condolences.
• He gained fame as the “frate ultrà” in the Curva Sud of the Gigi Marulla stadium, using his passion for Cosenza Calcio to enlist volunteers for charitable initiatives.
• After founding the Oasi Francescana as a shelter with a canteen for marginalized residents, he launched the Paradiso dei Poveri when he lost his first facility to continue serving the needy.
• His legacy was once marred by a judicial inquiry into an alleged sexual assault of a nun; he won full acquittal in 2015, followed by confirmation from the Court of Cassation in 2016 with the ruling that “the fact does not exist.”