SAINT OF THE DAY September 17, ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE, CARDINAL, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, ST. COLUMBA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF CORDOBA
ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE, CARDINAL, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
St Robert Bellarmine was one of the pre-eminent theologians of the post-Tridentine church. A member of the Jesuit order, he became a cardinal in 1599. He was known for his devotion to the poor. He was beatified, canonized, and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pius XI.
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