Bernard of Offida

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

Blessed Bernard of Offida (7 November 1604 – 22 August 1694) was a Capuchin religious brother, 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

• 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.