Bartholomew of Braga


Bartholomew of Braga

Archbishop Emeritus of Braga
Bartolomeu dos Mártires - António André (1618-25).
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Braga
Appointed29 January 1559
Installed4 October 1559
Term ended23 February 1582
PredecessorBaltazar Limpo
SuccessorJoão Afonso de Menezes
Orders
Consecration3 September 1559
by João Soares
Personal details
Born
Bartolomeu Fernandes

3 May 1514
Died16 July 1590(1590-07-16) (aged 76)
Viana do Castelo, Minho, Kingdom of Portugal
Sainthood
Feast day16 July
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified4 November 2001
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
by Pope John Paul II
Canonized5 July 2019
Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
by Pope Francis
Attributes
Patronage

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.

  1. ^ "Igreja: Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa declarou São Bartolomeu dos Mártires como «padroeiro dos catequistas»". Ecclesia. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kirsch, Johann Peter (1907). "Ven. Bartholomew of Braga" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ "Blessed Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes". Saints SQPN. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Blessed Bartolomeo Fernandes des Martires". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 27 September 2016.