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Robert Bellarmine SJ (Italian: Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 [1] and named Doctor of the Church , one of only 37.
Robert Bellarmine (Roberto Bellarmino, 1542-1621) was a scholar, theologian and intrepid defender of the Faith during the controversies of the Reformation. As a cardinal he served three popes who counted on his wisdom and scholarly advice.
St. Robert Bellarmine, SJ, was one of the most important cardinals of the Catholic Reformation and became a Doctor of the Church. Robert Bellarmine was born to an impoverished noble Italian family.
St. Robert Bellarmine (born October 4, 1542, Montepulciano, Tuscany [Italy]—died September 17, 1621, Rome; canonized 1930; feast day September 17) was an Italian cardinal and theologian, an opponent of the Protestant doctrines of the Reformation.
Saint Robert Bellarmine, SJ. Born: 4 October 1542. Died: 17 September 1621. Beatified 13 May 1923, Rome by Pope Pius XI. Canonized 29 June 1930, Rome by Pope Pius XI. St Robert Bellamine was born in Tuscany, Italy, the third of ten children. His father was the chief magistrate of the city and his mother was the sister of Pope Marcellus II.
Sep 17, 2013 · Today is the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, SJ (1542-1621). He was a formidable intellectual–a Doctor of the Church and one of the most important leaders of the Catholic Reformation. He was one of the most powerful men in Rome, but he lived an austere life and gave most of his money to the poor.
On Sept. 17, Catholics around the world celebrate the feast day of St. Robert Bellarmine. But many don’t recognize the name of this man, who was at the center of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Bellarmine was one of the brightest theologians of his time, and is hailed as the patron saint of catechumens and catechists.
