Description:
In May 1999, 7000 people crowded the basilica in Bologna, Italy to offer a farewell to Enzo Piccinini, a surgeon who died at the age of forty-eight. Who was this doctor who had left an indelible mark on so many lives?
Brief description: Marco Bardazzi is an Italian journalist and writer. A father of three, he lives with his wife in Milan, where, in 2021, he founded Bea, a strategic communications firm. Previously, he was Communications Director at a global energy company. He worked for thirty years at Ansa Italian News Agency and La Stampa, for ten of them as a U.S. correspondent. Among his books are In the Vineyard of the Lord: The Life, Faith, and Teaching of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI and Silicon Europe,
Review Quotes:
In this story of an extraordinary surgeon, author Marco Bardazzi conveys the testimony of an ardent humanity. Enzo was a family man, a tireless worker, faithful only to one thing-friendship with Jesus lived within a vital Christian community. Enzo Piccinini had a truly personal encounter with Jesus, and he lived this experience until the night of the terrible car accident that brought him into the arms of God.
-Angelo Cardinal Scola, Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
In a succession of vivid scenes, Marco Bardazzi immerses the reader in the life of Enzo Piccinini, who planted the seeds of an innovative, patient-centered approach to medical care and promoted an educational program for young doctors focused on service. A role model for the modern physician, he was also a witness to faith for the modern age.
-Lodovico Balducci, M.D.
Marco Bardazzi has given us the life-changing witness of an extraordinary man-husband, father, friend, and physician. This book is an essential resource not only for medical professionals but for anyone who wants to live life fully.
-Elvira Parravicini, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center