Who was Enzo Piccinini, a surgeon who tragically died in a car accident in May 1999, a friend of Father Luigi Giussani and tireless educator?
Responding, 25 years after his death, is Pier Paolo Bellini, friend and fellow traveller of the Reggio Emilia doctor, together with Chiara Piccinini, one of Enzo’s daughters, giving voice to the man, his works and words that marked the lives of many. Thanks to the transcripts of his public speeches (made available by the Enzo Piccinini Foundation) and the many unpublished testimonies given by those who had the good fortune to meet him, “Amico carissimo” is an intimate and precious account that allows everyone, believers and non-believers alike, to get closer to Enzo Piccinini’s extraordinary humanity and profound experience of faith. The cause for canonisation currently underway is confirmation of how much he continues to be a human and spiritual reference figure for so many people today.