(1911–1976) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, born in Deruta, Umbria,[1] who shielded persecuted Jews during the Holocaust.
In September 1943, Niccacci was the Father Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery of San Damiano in Assisi.
After the war, Niccacci established a small settlement for destitute Christian and Jewish families in Montenero, outside of Assisi, and served as a parish priest in his home town of Deruta.
[2][3][4] On April 11, 1983, President Ronald Reagan, in remarks to the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, said: The picturesque town of Assisi, Italy, sheltered and protected 300 Jews.
Father Rufino Niccacci organized the effort, hiding people in his monastery and in the homes of parishioners.