How to Pronounce Robert Bellarmine
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Oct 04, 1542 Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy Died on 17 Sep 1621 (aged 78)
Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church
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About Robert Bellarmine
- Robert Bellarmine (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 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 36.
- 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, the Galileo affair, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi.
