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.
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