Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza

Also known as

• Bartholomew of Braganza

Memorial

• 27 October

Profile

Joined the Dominicans at Bologna, Italy, receiving the habit from Saint Dominic himself. Noted preacher throughout Lombardy and Emilia in Italy. Bishop of Limassol, Cyprus in 1253. Bishop of Vincenza, Italy in 1255. Worked as a peace maker between warring factions in the region. Friend of King Saint Louis IX of France. Preached at the second translation of the relics of Saint Dominic in 1267.

Born

• c.1200 at Vicenza, Italy

Died

• 1270 in Vicenza, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 1793 by Pope Pius VI

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 August 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-bartholomew-of-vicenza/>