Robert Bellarmine
Robert Bellarmine | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Capua | |
17th-century portrait of Robert Bellarmine, Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Capua |
| Appointed | 18 March 1602 |
| Installed | 21 April 1602 |
| Term ended | August 1605 |
| Predecessor | Cesare Costa |
| Successor | Antonio Caetani Jr. |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 March 1570 |
| Consecration | 21 April 1602 by Clement VIII |
| Created cardinal | 3 March 1599 by Clement VIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1542 |
| Died | 17 September 1621 (aged 78) Rome, Papal States |
| Coat of arms | |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 17 September; 13 May (General Roman Calendar, 1932–1969) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Confessor and Doctor of the Church |
| Beatified | 13 May 1923 Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pius XI |
| Canonized | 29 June 1930 Rome, Vatican City by Pius XI |
| Patronage | Bellarmine University, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Fairfield University, Bellarmine College Preparatory, St. Robert's School, Darjeeling, canonists, canon lawyers, catechists, catechumens, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, St. Robert Catholic High School Scranton Preparatory School |
| Shrines | Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy |
Robert Bellarmine SJ (/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 37. 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.