St. Richard Round Sterling Silver Medal
Item Number: 61401
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0 3/4" (1.90 cm) x 0 3/4" (1.90 cm)
HMH Regina
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This beautiful sterling silver St. Richard round patron saint medal comes from the HMH Regina Company, the premier manufacturer of Catholic medals with a history of magnificent design going back to 1910. Master sculptors developed this exquisite line of medals in the early 1900's. The medal measures 3/4 inch and comes gift-boxed with a 20 inch genuine rhodium-plated stainless steel chain. Made in the U.S.A. from a century-old design.
All HMH Regina products are made from the finest materials available. HMH medals go through up to 12 separate steps in the manufacturing and finishing process. In their manufacturing facility, skilled American craftsmen produce only the finest qualty jewelry.
This item comes with a lifetime guarantee. If it ever breaks or tarnishes just send it back for repair or replacement. Remember to regularly use a simple silver cleaning cloth to keep it clean and bright. This guarantee takes precedence over our standard return policy.
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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 05/01
Erminio Filippo Pampuri
Riccardo Pampuri
Ricardo Pampuri
Memorial
1 May
Profile
Tenth of the eleven children born to Innocenzo and Angela Pampuri. His mother died of tuberculosis when Erminio was three, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents and an aunt. His father died in a traffic accident when Erminio was ten.
Though he wanted to become a missionary priest, one of the great influences on the boy was his uncle Carlo, a village doctor. When Erminio's health proved to be too weak for the rigors of missionary work, he studied medicine at Pavia University. Franciscan tertiary, member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, and involved in Catholic Action, he attended Mass daily while in school.
Drafted into the Italian army medical corps in World War I in 1917, Erminio was a sergeant; he spent his duty in field hospitals, sickened by the misery of war. He resumed his studies in 1920, and graduated from medical school on 6 July 1921 at the top of his class. Rural health officer in Morimondo in the Po Vally, a poor area near Milan, Italy. Secretary for his parish's missionary society, he organized retreats for local laymen, and worked area youth. He treated the poor for free, coordinated charitable drives for them, and founded the Band of Pius X, a group dedicated to medical care for the poor.
Feeling a call to religious life, Erminio joined the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God on 22 June 1927, taking the name Riccardo, and making his formal profession on 24 October 1928. Ran a free dental clinic for the Order in Brescia, treating those in need, and giving them money and food in the bargain if they needed it.
Born
2 August 1897 at Trivolzio, Pavia, Italy as Erminio Filippo Pampuri
Died
1 May 1930 in Milan, Italy of pleurisy, tuberculosis and pneumonia
All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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