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Pietro Ciriaci
Italian cardinal (1885–1966).
Born December 2nd, 1885 in Rome.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 81 years old in Rome.
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche