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St. Richard Pampuri

monk

Current Church statusSaint
Feast / commemorationMay 1
Remembered asmonk
BirthplaceProvince of Pavia
Country / regionKingdom of Italy
Period1897–1930
Religious familyBrothers Hospitallers of St. John of God

Life and historical setting

Richard Pampuri (1897–1930) is remembered in the Church as monk. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Province of Pavia.

Documented offices and forms of service associated with Richard Pampuri include monk. The religious family connected with this vocation is Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God.

Richard Pampuri later became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis as "Antonio" while founding the Band of Pius X.

The enduring witness of Richard Pampuri is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, teaching and sacred learning, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

Vocation and witness

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Gospel encounter and discipleship

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Teaching and sacred learning

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Religious life and community

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Works of mercy

Practical mercy toward people who were poor, sick, displaced, or otherwise in need is part of the recorded story.

Mercy in action

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Spiritual legacy

The enduring witness of Richard Pampuri is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, teaching and sacred learning, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

Prayerful reflection

God of holiness, through the witness of Richard Pampuri, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.

Historical and liturgical note

Catalogued feast-day statement; confirm the calendar used by the local Church or religious family.

Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.

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