Pierino Ferrari
Italian priest of Brescia, founder of the Comunità Mamré
Who they were
Parish priest of Clusane d'Iseo, he founded the Comunità Mamré and the Raphael cooperative for cancer prevention, and later the Laudato Si' Foundation working towards an accessible cancer hospital.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Bishop Pierantonio Tremolada of Brescia issued the edict in October 2023 and opened the diocesan inquiry into the life, virtues and reputation for holiness of the Servant of God in Brescia Cathedral in February 2024, with Nicola Gori as postulator.
The cause
Pierino Ferrari is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Pierino Ferrari.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.