Blessed Bartholomew Maria Dal Monte
Feast Day
24-Dec
Born
3 November 1726 in Bologna, Italy
Died
24 December 1778 in Bologna, Italy of natural causes; relics enshrined in the chapel of Our Lady of Peace in the Basilica of Saint Petronius in Bologna in 1808
Beatified
27 September 1997 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy
Venerated
23 January 1921 by Pope Benedict XV (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Bartholomew Maria Dal Monte, also known as Bartholomew Dal Monte, was born on 3 November 1726 in Bologna, Italy. He was the fifth child of Orazio Dal Monte and Anna Maria Bassani, and miraculously the first one to survive infancy. It was believed by his mother that his survival was due to the intercession of Saint Francis of Paola.
Cause for Canonization
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