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Pietro Sambi Obituary
Sambi, 73, died Wednesday in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where he had been placed on assisted ventilation. He had undergone surgery two weeks ago and was readmiited to the hospital following post-operative complications.
The Italian prelate had served as papal representative in Washington since 2006, one of Pope Benedict XVI's first major appointees. Previous posts in the Vatican's diplomatic corps included Israel and Indonesia.
In his Washington assignment, Sambi helped arrange a meeting between abuse victims and Benedict, one of the highlights of the pope's 2008 visit to the United States.
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who had been sent to Boston after the archdiocese was rocked by the scandal, had invited Benedict to the city. When Boston was not included in the trip, he worked with Sambi to bring Benedict and victims together in Washington.
The previous year, Sambi caused a stir when he described difficulties in Vatican-Israeli relations, blaming the Jewish state in an interview for failing to keep promises related to church land, taxes and travel restrictions on Arab clergy.
The Vatican said the interview was a reflection of his personal experiences during his former diplomatic posting.
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Bernardita Tuy
March 19, 2014
To our dearest Nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi we missed you so much. Your memories will remain in our hearts and mind. You were more than a relative to us. I missed you calling on skype every sunday..
To the whole family of this wonderful person, we sincerely extend our condolences and thanks.
WE LOVE YOU...
Denita Arnold
August 10, 2011
May your soul find peace and joy with Our Lord and Lady in eternity
Kathleen Egan
August 6, 2011
You are a friend of peace and justice. You understood the Palestinian suffering and I am so lucky to have known you.
Thank you and you are a very special friend
Elaine Carroll
August 2, 2011
May your arrival in Heaven continue your work in achieving the 'RE-OPENING" of the 14 parishes under Vatican Appeal in the Cleveland Ohio Diocese. We believe you have been our friend, may you be rewarded greatly for all your efforts.
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Sidney Jude Moormeister
August 1, 2011
The humanity and holiness of Archbishop Sambi touched my life and inspired me greatly. What a kind and holy person he was, and a great homilist as well. My condolences to his family. May Archbishop Sambi's soul rest in perfect peace.
July 29, 2011
A very special friend from our days in CUBA, have the inmense opportunity to share with him very many special times ... his passion for life and commiment to our Catholic Church , his devotion to the poor... while in Burundi and Nicaragua, his beautiful smile that will always bring comfort ... and his dedicated frienship to so many of us cubans in exile... has no paralell ....
A great friend of my father and my mother as we grew old... his passion for his town of Sogliano Al Rubicone... this and much more is and will be for ever our Excellency Pietro Sambi for us...
Hasta pronto amigo querido !!!!
Familia Pina, Newport Beach, CA
Familia Pina
July 29, 2011
A very special friend from our days in CUBA, have the inmense opportunity to share with him very many special times ... his passion for life and commiment to our Catholic Church , his devotion to the poor... while in Burundi and Nicaragua, his beautiful smile that will always bring comfort ... and his dedicated frienship to so many of us cubans in exile... has no paralell ....
A great friend of my father and my mother as we grew old... his passion for his town of Sogliano Al Rubicone... this and much more is and will be for ever our Excellency Pietro Sambi for us...
Hasta pronto amigo querido !!!!
Familia Pina, Newport Beach, CA
Peter Kraft
July 29, 2011
Requiescat in pace Your Excellency. Like thousands of others I watched you and listened to your homilies on EWTN live telecasts from The National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception. You will be greatly missed.
Ted & Teresa Jankowski
July 29, 2011
Prayer for a Deceased Priest, Archbishop Pietro Sambi
Among Your apostolic priests, O God, You honored Your servant Archbishop Pietro Sambi with the priestly dignity. Grant too, to number him always in their company. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Deus, qui inter apostolicos Sacerdotes, famulum tuum Archbishop Pietro Sambi sacerdotali fecisti dignitate vigere: praesta quaesumus; ut eorum quote perpetuo aggregetur consortio.
Salve, Regína, Mater misericórdiæ, vita, dulcédo et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamámus, éxsules fílii Evæ.
Ad te suspirámus geméntes et flentes in hac lacrimárum valle.
Eia ergo, advocáta nostra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos
ad nos convérte.
Et Iesum benedíctum fructum ventris tui, nobis, post hoc exsílium, osténde. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo María!
Rquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine,
et lux perpétua lúceat eis.
Requiéscant in pace. Amen
Mary Ann Wallace-Kelly
July 29, 2011
Deepest sympathy to the family of Archbishop Sambi.
May the Eternal Light forever shine upon his soul.
July 29, 2011
A wonderful and holy man. May God grant him eternal life and let perpetual light shine upon him. Elle, CT
Rebecca Bianco
July 29, 2011
Loved his voice and accent and especially his love of Christ's church. Rest in peace
Fr./Dr. Larry Stockman
July 28, 2011
Your Excellency Pietro: May the Spirit of Godness bring wisdom, fairness and integrity through you to all persons of America...eternamente!
James Murno
July 28, 2011
I Will Miss him Dearly on EWTN In Washington.
R Golay
July 28, 2011
To the the family of Pietro Sambi - May God give you peace and comfort through his word and the Lord Jesus Christ during this time of sorrow, I know that he will be missed by many.
Tommy
July 28, 2011
Rest In Peace my friend. It was an honor to meet you when I was in Washington for the March for Life. May the Lord wrap you in His Holy Arms!
Judith I
July 28, 2011
May Our Good and Gentle Lord Jesus welcome this extraordinary Holy, joyful and faithful servant H.E. Pietro Sambi home.
Blessed Pope John Paul 11 is waiting at the gates for you. RIP
Joe Bobinski
July 28, 2011
Rest in Peace. May God open his arms as you enter the gates of heaven and let perpetual light shine upon you. It was a pleasure to have met you at a reception several years ago at the Vatican Embassy. May God grant you eternal life.
Cathy Kroepil
July 28, 2011
God rest his dear soul! What a wonderful man! Enjoyed seeing him on EWTN.
Peter Ulicny
July 28, 2011
I watched Archbishop Sambi on EWTN, and he was very impressive. May he rest in peace. God bless his family and friends.
Robert Antonini
July 28, 2011
Rest in Peace, H. E. Sambi. You were one of God's best servants. Thank you for all the help with forwarding letters to Rome concerning the church closings for me, your help and advice. You were a very good representative of holiness and what a priest should be. You cared about the faithful. Thank- you, please watch over us and pray for--I know a lot of us will remember you in our prayers. Robert L. Antonini
Cindy
July 28, 2011
Your Journey has just begun with our Lord. Live in Peace with our Lord and Savior.
SCOTT CHAMBERLAND
July 28, 2011
REST IN PEACE
Antony Blackwell, KCB KCMG
July 28, 2011
R.I.P. Monsignor Sambi, a rosary and Office of the Dead will be recited for you.
Ruth Corbit
July 28, 2011
Eternal rest grant unto him oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Rest in peace God's good and faithful servant.
Milton Jordan
July 28, 2011
The American Catholic Church gives back to God a most unusual man, a holy priest who reflected personal humility that was a genuine characteristic. For me, a priest, this man will always be an extraordinary model of what a Bishop is called to be. You have been a priest of God in my life.
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