Bartolomeo Cerveri


Bartolomeo Cerveri

Martyr
Born1420
Savigliano, Cuneo, Duchy of Savoy
Died21 April 1466 (aged 46)
Cervere, Cuneo, Duchy of Savoy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 September 1853, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius IX
Feast21 April
AttributesDominican habit, swords piercing his body and head, martyr's palm

Bartolomeo Cerveri, OP (1420 – 21 April 1466) was an Italian Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] He served as an inquisitor for Piedmont and Liguria and knew of threats against his life; a small group of heretics killed him in Cuneo.[2] He was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1853.

  1. ^ "Blessed Bartholomew Cerveri". The Order of Preachers, Independent. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Blessed Bartolomeo Cerveri". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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