Bernard of Offida

Saint Bernard of Offida
Born	7 November 1604 Apignano
Died	22 August 1694 Offida
Honored in	Roman Catholicism
Beatified	25 May 1795, Rome by Pope Pius VI
Feast	August 22

Saint Bernard of Offida (7 November 1604 – 22 August 1694) was a Catholic saint, born in Villa d'Appignano, near Offida in the Italian Marche.^[1] As a child he was a shepherd.^[2] As an adult he mostly lived at the Capuchin friary in Offida and devoted himself to helping the poor. He was at Fermo for a short stint.^[3] After he was beatified by Pope Pius VI, Joseph Haydn wrote a mass in his honor, the Missa sancti Bernardi von Offida.^[4]

References

^ Carmelo Randello
^ Delaney (2005) p. 93
^ Walsh (2007) p. 97
^ Heartz (2009) p. 560

Delaney (2005) John. New York Dictionary of Saints Random House
Heartz (2009) Daniel. New York. Mozart, Haydn and Early Beethoven: 1781 — 1802 W. W. Norton & Co.
Carmelo Randello, ‘Beato Bernardo da Offida’, Santi, beati e testimoni, 2001.
Walsh (2007) Michael. New York A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West Liturgical Press

External links

Sanctuary of the Beato Bernardo, from the official website of the Commune of Offida.

Persondata
Name	Bernard Of Offida
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Short description
Date of birth	7 November 1604
Place of birth	Apignano
Date of death	22 August 1694
Place of death	Offida