He was born in Catania, native to the noble Sicilian family of Fisichella.
From 1884, he was a professor at the Theological Institute of Messina, during these years, he taught philosophy at the University of Catania and at the University of Messina. Fisichella was the author of famous works regarding theology and law, and he was also director of the Catania Civic Library.[2]
In 1882, Canon Francesco Fisichella delivered an oration, which was established on February 28th as the presumable date of the Norman king's death of Roger II of Sicily.[3]
He died on December 28, 1908, as a result of an intense earthquake in Messina.[1][4]
