Riccardo Pampuri | |
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| Born | 2 August 1897 Trivolzio, Pavia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 1 March 1930 (aged 32) Milan, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God) |
| Beatified | 4 October 1981, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 1 November 1989, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
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Riccardo Pampuri, OH (2 August 1897 – 1 May 1930) - born Erminio Filippo Pampuri was an Italian medical doctor and a veteran of World War I who was also a professed member from Hospitallers of Saint John of God.[1] Pampuri worked as a field doctor on the battlefield during the Great War and was discharged in 1920 when he was able to resume his studies and soon begin his own practice as a doctor where he tended to the poor without charge. He became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis as "Antonio" while founding the Band of Pius X which he dedicated to the medical care of poor people. But Pampuri later became a professed religious for the call was too great for him to ignore; he managed a free dental clinic in Brescia for his order.[2][3][4]
Pampuri's canonization cause opened in Milan in 1970 and he became titled as a Servant of God while Pope Paul VI titled him as Venerable on 12 June 1978 after confirming that he had lived a model life of heroic virtue. Pope John Paul II beatified Pampuri on 4 October 1981 and later canonized him at the end of that decade on 1 November 1989.[4]
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- ^ "Richard Pampuri, O.H. (1897-1930)". Holy See. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Biografie". San Riccardo Pampuri. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Saint Riccardo Pampuri". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 23 March 2017.