Vincenzo Sellaro

Vincenzo Sellaro, (April 24, 1868 – November 28, 1932), was the founder of the Order of the Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), the largest Italian American Organization in the United States.[1] Sellaro founded the "Figli d'Italia in America" to help Italian Americans work with one another to better their social, civic, and personal standing in society.

Sellaro died at the age of 64 on November 28, 1932 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York, where his grave is maintained with a small Italian flag that is placed next to his headstone.

References
  1. "OSIA Founder Vincenzo Sellaro, M.D. (1868-1932)". Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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