| Saint Gregorio Barbarigo | |
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Saint Gregorio Barbarigo |
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| Bishop and Confessor | |
| Born | 16 September 1625 Venice, Republic of Venice (modern-day Italy) |
| Died | 18 June 1697 (aged 71) Padua, Republic of Venice (modern-day Italy) |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 6 July 1771, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIV |
| Canonized | 26 May 1960, Vatican City, Rome by Pope John XXIII |
| Feast | 18 June |
Gregorio Barbarigo (Gregory Barbarigo; 16 September 1625 - 18 June 1697) was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and scholar.
Born into a famous family from Venice, he traveled with the Venetian ambassador Alvise Contarini to the Congress of Münster in 1648, where the Peace of Westphalia was developed. Soon he became a priest and was consecrated as the first Bishop of Bergamo by Pope Alexander VII, whom he had met in Germany. After that, he was made a cardinal, and bishop of the Diocese of Padua. He was a strong supporter of the work of the Council of Trent. He made the seminaries of Padua and of Bergamo larger and added a library and printing press in Padua.
Barbarigo died in Padua on 18 June 1697. He was beatified by Pope Clement XIV on 6 July 1771. He was canonized nearly 189 years later by Pope John XXIII on 26 May 1960. In the General Roman Calendar of 1962, he has a third-class feast on 17 June. Nowadays, his feast is celebrated on 18 June.