Blessed Bernard Perani

Also known as

• Bernard Offida

Memorial

• 22 August

Profile

Born a peasant. Capuchin lay brother noted for his charity to the poor and his spiritual insights.

Born

• c.1604 in Italy

Died

• 1694 of natural causes

Beatified

• 25 May 1795 by Pope Pius VI

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bernard Perani”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 August 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-bernard-perani/>