Bartholomew of Braga

Saint Bartholomew of Braga O.P.
Archbishop Emeritus of Braga
Bartolomeu dos Mártires - António André (1618-25).
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Braga
Appointed	29 January 1559
Installed	4 October 1559
Term ended	23 February 1582
Predecessor	Baltazar Limpo
Successor	João Afonso de Menezes
Orders
Consecration	3 September 1559 by João Soares
Personal details
Born	Bartolomeu Fernandes 3 May 1514 Mártires, Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	16 July 1590(1590-07-16) (aged 76) Viana do Castelo, Minho, Kingdom of Portugal
Sainthood
Feast day	16 July
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	4 November 2001 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	5 July 2019 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Attributes	Episcopal attire Dominican habit Pastoral staff
Patronage	Archdiocese of Braga Catechists[1]

Bartholomew of Braga (3 May 1514 - 16 July 1590), born Bartolomeu Fernandes and in religious Bartolomeu dos Mártires, was a Portuguese Catholic and a professed member from the Order of Preachers as well as the Archbishop Emeritus of Braga.^[2] Fernandes participated in the Council of Trent and also collaborated with Charles Borromeo at the council while also establishing a series of hospitals and hospices in Braga while publishing a range of works from catechism to other topics.^[3]

The sainthood process commenced under Pope Benedict XIV on 11 September 1754 and he was titled as a Servant of God while Pope Gregory XVI later named him as Venerable on 23 May 1845. Pope John Paul II beatified Fernandes in Saint Peter's Square on 4 November 2001.^[4] Pope Francis approved the equipollent canonization for him on 5 July 2019 after waiving the miracle needed for him to become a saint therefore acknowledging him as such.