Blessed Bertarius Of Vallombrosa
Also known as: Bertario
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
9 June (Vallombrosans)
Born
11th century Muscoline, Brescia, Italy
Died
9 June 1126 at the monastery of the Valle di Astino, Bergamo, Italy of natural causes
Biography
Blessed Bertarius of Vallombrosa, also known as Bertario, was a 12th-century Catholic monk who played a significant role in counteracting the Simoniac heresy and establishing monastic communities in Italy. Born in the 11th century in Muscoline, Brescia, Italy, Bertarius had a deep spiritual hunger which led him to become a devoted student of Saint Giovanni Gualbert.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
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