Bl. Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes Biography
Saint Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes Profile. Born: May 3 1514 in Portugal, Europe. Worked in Portugal. Died: July 16 1590 in monastery of Viana do Castelo, Minho, Portugal. Feast Day is celebrated on July 16.
Bl. Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | May 3 1514 |
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| Country of Birth | Portugal of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | St.s who were Married |
| Profession | Archbishop |
| Place of Work | Portugal |
| Date of Death | July 16 1590 |
| Place of Death | monastery of Viana do Castelo, Minho, Portugal |
| Feast Day | July 16 |
| Beatification | Pope John Paul II |
| Canonization | N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes, Joined the Dominicans on 11 November 1528. Partook in the Council of Trent, and acquainted the Council’s choices with Portugal. Archbishop of Braga, Portugal from 27 January 1559 through 23 February 1582. Constructed medical clinics and hospices in his bishopric, and established the main administrative theological college in Portugal. He composed Biblical analyses, a Portuguese drill, and a Compendium doctrinæ spiritualis. Late in life Pope Gregory XIII enabled him to leave his office, and Bartolomeu went through his most recent eight years as an educator and devoted priest in the religious community of Viana, Portugal.
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