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Detail Of An 18Th Century Portrait Of Blessed Bernard Perani Artist Unknown Krško Capuchin Monastery
Detail Of An 18Th Century Portrait Of Blessed Bernard Perani Artist Unknown Krško Capuchin Monastery

Blessed Bernard Perani

Also known as: Bernard Offida; Bernard Offidski; Bernard z Offidy; Dominic…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22-Aug

Born

7 November 1604 at Villa d’Appignano, Italy as Dominic

Died

1694 of natural causes

Beatified

25 May 1795 by Pope Pius VI

Biography

Blessed Bernard Perani, also known as Bernard Offida, Bernard Offidski, Bernard z Offidy, and Dominic, was born on November 7, 1604, in Villa d’Appignano, Italy. He was the third child of a devout peasant family and was baptized on the day of his birth. In his youth, Bernard worked as a shepherd in the fields.


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