Gregorio Barbarigo
Saint Gregorio Barbarigo | |
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| File:Saint Gregory Barbarigo.jpg Saint Gregorio Barbarigo | |
| Bishop and Confessor | |
| Born | September 16, 1625 Venice, Republic of Venice(now modern-day Italy) |
| Died | June 18, 1697 (aged 71) Padua, Republic of Venice (modern-day Italy) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | July 6, 1771, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIV |
| Canonized | May 26, 1960, Vatican City, Rome by Pope John XXIII |
| Feast | June 17 |
Saint Gregorio Barbarigo (Gregory Barbarigo; September 16, 1625 - June 18, 1697) was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and scholar.
Born into a famous family from Venice, he traveled with the Venetian ambassador, Alvise Contarini[1], to the Congress of Münster in 1648, where the Peace of Westphalia was developed. Soon he became a priest and was consecrated as the first Bishop of Bergamo by Pope Alexander VII, whom he had met in Germany. After that, he was given the dignity of cardinal and was made the bishop of the Diocese of Padua. He was a strong supporter of the work of the Council of Trent. He made the seminaries of Padua and of Bergamo larger and added a library and printing press in Padua.
Gregory Barbarigo died in Padua on June 18, 1697. He was beatified by Pope Clement XIV on July 6, 1771. He was canonized nearly 189 years later by Pope John XXIII.
Notes
- ^ Later doge of Venice from 1676
References
- Terry H. Jones. "Patron Saints Index: Saint Gregory Barbarigo". Catholic Community Forum. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
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