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Nicola D’Onofrio was born on March 24 1943 in Villamagna in the diocese of Chieti – Abruzzo. He was baptized in the parish church of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) on March 27 and was given the name Nicola. His father was called Giovanni an honest and religious man a good farmer endowed with the simple and popular wisdom of the old country families of Abruzzo. His mother Virginia Ferrara was a strong but considerate woman known for her piety and Christian spirit.