Robert Bellarmine
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Robert Bellarmine was a Catholic cardinal and saint in the 16th and 17th centuries who became an influential theological thinker, earning the formal Church title of Doctor of the Church for his scholarly contributions. His work matters because he significantly shaped Catholic theology and is still studied today as one of the most important religious intellectuals in Church history.
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- 1542-10-04
- Died
- 1621-09-17
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- 28
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- Explanation of the Apostles' Creed
- Explanation of the Our Father
- An Explanation of the Our Father
- Commentary on the Psalms
- Marian Writings of St. Robert Bellarmine
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Robert Bellarmine (/ˈbɛlɑːrmiːn/; Italian: Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 27 at the time. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.
Bellarmine was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College, and in 1602 became Archbishop of Capua. He supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent. He is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair, the Galileo affair, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi.
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1542 births1621 deaths16th-century Italian Jesuits16th-century Italian male writers16th-century Italian Roman Catholic theologians17th-century Italian cardinals17th-century Italian Jesuits17th-century Italian male writers17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops17th-century Italian Roman Catholic theologiansAcademic staff of the Old University of Leuven