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19Th Century Print Of Blessed Bernard Artist Unknown
19Th Century Print Of Blessed Bernard Artist Unknown

Blessed Bernard Of Quintavalle

Also known as: Bernard of Assisi; Bernardo…; Minorum Ordinis prima plantula; First fruits of the Minor Orders

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

10 July (Franciscans)

Born

C.1175 in Assisi, Italy

Died

Between 1243 and 1246 in Assisi, Italy of natural causes; buried in the lower basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi

Biography

Blessed Bernard of Quintavalle, also known as Bernard of Assisi, Bernardo, or the First Fruits of the Minor Orders, was born around 1175 in Assisi, Italy. He belonged to the wealthy nobility of Assisi and received a comprehensive education, studying both civil and canon law at the prestigious University of Bologna.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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