Bartolomeo Cerveri | |
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Martyr | |
Born | 1420 Savigliano, Cuneo, Duchy of Savoy |
Died | 21 April 1466 (aged 46) Cervere, Cuneo, Duchy of Savoy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 September 1853, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius IX |
Feast | 21 April |
Attributes | Dominican 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.