Extract from "The Guide"
Pubblication of Nigeria Federation of Catholic Student, School of Nursing, University
of Nigeria Teaching Hospital - Enugu - n.70
Piccola
Opera dell'Amore
(Little work of love) is a Marian Association of a secular nature founded by
Mr. Sabino
Antonacci in Biella, Italy on 11th February, 1994.
Mr
Antonacci had a tragic experience which brought him close to death. He believes
that the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mediatrix of all Graces, has played a great
role in his life and this influenced him to open up to humanity in need of Iove.
Mr
Antonacci founded a home for the elderly at Biella, Italy and was convinced
that our Lady was asking him to found another home in Nigeria for little children
who are destitutes and have nobody to take good care of them.
In 1998, Mr Antonacci paid Ten million-Naira (N 10,000,000.00) for a house at No 4 Constitution Rd G.R.A. Enugu which he renovated and built another one beside it for a clinic, and he started his Nigerian branch as a social centre for the poor.
Its facilities include a clinic, well equiped with modern medical instruments and drugs for all kinds of diseases, medical laboratory equipment, whose services will be rendered almost free to the poor masses. Also, a public dining hall where destitutes could find meal, an orphanage and school for children living within the house.
A Nigerian physician, Dr. Okey Nnani of UNTH is the medical director of the
clinic and also a nurse, Mrs Stella Okpa. 
The
physician is to run the clinic with other triends on charity basis.
Mr Antonacci also built in a chapel which he designed with his own hands and will be a place of pilgrimage to faithful Catholics as he put the picture of the Holy Shroud of Jesus in the chapel and pictures of stations of the cross.
This Mr Antonacci's good intention has suffered many set backs but be hopes that with the help of God, he will achieve his mission.
Mr Antonacci wants help and free will donations, so as to enable him maintain
those children and also increase the number of children to be
admitted into the house. He will be very grateful to you as you donate both
in cash and in kind.
Piccola Opera dell'Amore
(Little work of Iove)
No 4 Constitution Rd
G.R.A, Enugu.