The professor died Salvino Nucerahistorical figure of Greek art, a man of great culture and ambassador of Greekness in the world. Born in 1952, originally from Chorio di Roghudi, he taught the middle schools alongside the profession a constant commitment within numerous cultural associations.
Prolific writer, lecturer, mentor, tireless promoter of the Ellenofona culture: his work has left a deep imprint in the formation of generations of students and scholars; He has collaborated with the Lac network and, since his birth, with the Greek news.
Athens, fabriconica, Crete, Rodi, Reggio Calabria, Lombardy: they are just some of the stages of a path that Nucera has lived not as a simple intellectual activity, but as an identity mission, with the gaze always aimed at that “mother tongue” which – as he himself wrote – was initially “was fievole in him”, but which would have learned to keep with strength and passion.
With profound sadness, the mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà and the councilor for linguistic minorities Lucia Nucera They learn of the disappearance of Salvino Nucera, professor and writer, an emblematic figure of the Calabrian Greek culture, poet, scholar and tireless custodian of the language and traditions of the Hellenophon minority. «Salvino Nucera – declares Falcomatà – It was an authentic and passionate voice of our land, a man who dedicated his life to preserving and spreading the Greek legacy, priceless heritage of Reggio Calabria and the entire Mediterranean. With his disappearance, we lose not only an intellectual of great thickness, but a piece of our cultural soul. On behalf of the municipal administration and the whole city, I express the most heartfelt condolences to the family and those who have had the privilege of sharing its human and intellectual path “.
The councilor Lucia Nucera, speaking with delegation to linguistic minorities, underlines: «Salvino Nucera was a lighthouse for the Greek community, a point of reference for those who, like me, believe in the value of languages as an instrument of identity and social cohesion. His works, his poetry and his civil commitment will remain a model for future generations. Our commitment to the protection and promotion of the Greek of Calabria will also be a way to honor its memory. Today the Greek community of Calabria loses an important testimony for the safeguarding and protection of the language. Unfortunately, in recent years many authoritative scholars have failed that have represented a point of reference for the entire community and for future generations ».
The city of Reggio Calabria joins the mourning of the family, the community of the Greeks of Calabria and of all those who have admired and shared the work of Salvino Nucera, recognizing in him one of the last great witnesses of a millennial culture that must continue to live.