Dominic Barberi | |
---|---|
Confessor | |
Born | Viterbo, Italy | 22 June 1792
Died | 27 August 1849 Reading, Berkshire, England | (aged 57)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 27 October 1963, Rome, Italy by Pope Paul VI |
Major shrine | Church of Saint Anne and Blessed Dominic, St Helens, Merseyside, England |
Feast | 26 August |
Attributes | Passionist Habit and Sign |
Patronage | England |
Dominic Barberi, CP (22 June 1792 – 27 August 1849) was an Italian theologian and Passionist priest who was prominent in spreading Catholicism in England. He contributed to the conversion of John Henry Newman. In 1963, he was beatified by Pope Paul VI.