Saint Richard Pampuri, physician and religious brother

Saint Richard Pampuri was born Erminio Filippo Pampuri in 1897 in Trivolzio, Italy. He studied medicine and served as a doctor, including medical service during World War I. In 1927 he entered the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, taking the religious name Richard, and dedicated himself to caring for the sick as a friar. He died in 1930 at a young age. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1989, recognizing his life of medical service combined with religious devotion.