Robert Bellarmine

Saint

Robert Bellarmine

S.J.
Saint; Robert Bellarmine; S.J.
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua
	17th-century portrait of Robert Bellarmine, Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Capua
Appointed	18 March 1602
Installed	21 April 1602
Term ended	August 1605
Predecessor	Cesare Costa
Successor	Antonio Caetani Jr.
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
Orders
Ordination	19 March 1570
Consecration	21 April 1602; by Clement VIII
Created cardinal	3 March 1599; by Clement VIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	4 October 1542; Montepulciano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	17 September 1621 (aged 78); Rome, Papal States
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day	17 September; 13 May (General Roman Calendar, 1932–1969)
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Confessor and Doctor of the Church
Beatified	13 May 1923; Rome, Kingdom of Italy; by Pius XI
Canonized	29 June 1930; Rome, Vatican City; by Pius XI
Patronage	Bellarmine University, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Fairfield University, Bellarmine College Preparatory, St. Robert's School, Darjeeling, canonists, canon lawyers, catechists, Robert Barron (bishop), catechumens, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, St. Robert Catholic High School
Shrines	Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy

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. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.

Bellarmine was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College, and in 1602 became Archbishop of Capua. He supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent. He is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair,^[2]^[3] the Galileo affair, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi.^[4]

^ Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ Gibbings, Richard (1852). Were "heretics" Ever Burned Alive at Rome?: A Report of the Proceedings in the Roman Inquisition Against Fulgentio Manfredi. Taken from the Original Manuscript Brought from Italy by a French Officer, and Edited, with a Parallel English Version and Illustrative Additions. John Petheram. pp. 44–45. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ Martinez, Alberto A. (1 October 2016). "Giordano Bruno and the heresy of many worlds". Annals of Science. 73 (4): 345–374. doi:10.1080/00033790.2016.1193627. ISSN 0003-3790. PMID 27607442. S2CID 25425481.
^ Perkins, William (1600). A Golden Chain or the description of Theology (PDF). University of Cambridge. p. 155. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022.