Blessed Bernard of Baden

Also known as

• Bernard of Marchio
• Bernard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
• Bernhard of Baden
• Bernardo

Memorial

• 15 July

Profile

Born to the nobility, the son of Margrave Jacob of Baden and Catherine de Lorraine; grandson of Saint Margaret of Bavaria. Heir to the title Margrave of Baden, he renounced it to become the personal envoy of Emperor Frederick III. Worked to help the poor, spending largely from his personal funds. Worked to unify the European courts behind a Crusade against the Turks, and died while on the road in that work.

Born

• c.1428 in Hohenbaden Castle, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg,

Died

• 15 July 1458 in Moncalieri, Italy of natural causes
• buried in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Moncalieri

Beatifed

• 16 September 1769 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmation)

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Bernard, contact
     Parrocchia B. Bernardo
     Via Don Minzoni 20
     10024 Moncalieri (TO), ITALY

Patronage

• Baden, Germany
• Baden-Baden, Germany
• Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Archdiocese of
• Moncalieri, Italy

Representation

• knight with a cross
• coat of arms of Badan, Germany

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bernard of Baden”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 December 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-bernard-of-baden/>