Father Ugo Modotti

We continue our exploration of important historical figures of the Italian-Australian community by recalling the contribution of father Ugo Modotti, who came to Victoria to assist Italian migrants just before WW2.

Father Ugo Modotti and Giovanni Battista Stella at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St Georges Church. Source: Reproduced with permission of Co.As.It. – Italian Historical Society

The full article is only available in Italian.

Father Ugo Modotti is a very important figure in the history of Italians in Victoria, in the period between 1938 and 1946. Laura Mecca, former director of Melbourne's Italian Historical Society, tell us his story.