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Pope Francis' personal physician,

Fabrizzio Socorsi

, died on Sunday from complications due to Covid-19, Vatican media report.

Soccorsi,

78

, was admitted to the Gemelli hospital for an oncological pathology and had been

chosen as a personal doctor by Francisco in 2015

, when he was a consultant to the Vatican's Directorate of Health and Hygiene and emeritus director of Hepatology at the San Camilo Hospital in Rome.

According to the profile spread by the Holy See,

Soccorsi, born in Rome, graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the 'La Sapienza' University of Rome in 1968

and has developed a "broad professional and educational activity".

He has also directed the department of liver, digestive and nutritional diseases of the Department of Internal Medicine and was a specialist at the

Hospital de San Camilo Forlanini

, in the Italian capital.

He has also taught Immunology classes at the Hospital Medical School of Rome and the Lazio Region.

Among other things, he has carried out "diverse collaborations and consultations" in the public sector, with

more than a hundred publications and scientific contributions

.

And he was an expert on the Medical Commission of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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