Philip Guarino
American priest
Philip A. Guarino (died November 10, 1993) was an American Roman Catholic priest and restaurateur who was active in Republican Party politics for many years. A resident of Italy during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini, he was later a long-time associate of Italian neo-Fascist political activists.
Biography
Guarino was born in West Winfield, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Boston College in 1931. Guarino later lived in Italy where he graduated from theology school and was ordained a Catholic priest. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1945, and opened Phil's Italian Restaurant. He was a long time friend of Michele Sindona, Paul Peter Rao, Frank Stella and Licio Gelli. He later left the priesthood, and in 1973, Guarino "introduced himself as a leader of an OSMTJ Priory in the U.S." In the same year he also married Sarah H. Guarino.
After moving to Washington, DC, Guarino became active in politics. In all he met or served four US Presidents on Italian-American or Republican committees: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was invited to various state dinners and served on Bush's campaign committee.
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