Bartholomew of Braga | |
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| 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 |
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| Consecration | 3 September 1559 by João Soares |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bartolomeu Fernandes 3 May 1514 |
| Died | 16 July 1590 (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 |
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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.
- ^ "Igreja: Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa declarou São Bartolomeu dos Mártires como «padroeiro dos catequistas»". Ecclesia. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Kirsch, Johann Peter (1907). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ "Blessed Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes". Saints SQPN. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Blessed Bartolomeo Fernandes des Martires". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 27 September 2016.