Silvestro Pietro Parise
First Coordinator of the Luigi Lilio International Study Centre
Silvestro Pietro Parise is the promoter and First Coordinator of the Luigi Lilio International Study Centre, established in 2026 within Kalabria Italiae Mundi e.V., a non-profit cultural association based in Germany and dedicated to promoting Calabrian culture, history and heritage internationally.
A native of Cirò in Calabria, he lives in Germany, in Saarland, where for years he has promoted culture and built relationships between Calabria, the Italian community and German institutions. He is President of Kalabria Italiae Mundi e.V., an association entered in the Calabria Region's Register of associations and federations working on behalf of Calabrians around the world.
"The promotion of Luigi Lilio and of the history of the Calendar cannot be reduced to the memory of a single person, nor be considered the heritage of a few. Knowledge, research and the scientific legacy connected with the Calendar belong to the cultural heritage of all humanity."
— Silvestro Pietro Parise