Saint Robert Bellarmin - Montreal, PQ
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lightnin Bug
N 45° 30.260 W 073° 33.337
18T E 612835 N 5039993
One of six painted wooden carvings of noted Saints or Beatified Catholics in the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur (Church of the Sacred Heart) in Montreal.
Waymark Code: WM13BKA
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 11/01/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
Views: 1

The artist is unknown and they are in the atrium area at the opposite end of the Church from the the Altar. A description of the life of the memorialized person follows (wikipedia):

"Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 36. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.

Bellarmine was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College, and in 1602 became Archbishop of Capua. He supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent. He is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair, the Galileo affair, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi.

Bellarmine was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1930; the following year he was declared a Doctor of the Church. His remains, in a cardinal's red robes, are displayed behind glass under a side altar in the Church of Saint Ignatius, the chapel of the Roman College, next to the body of his student, Aloysius Gonzaga, as he himself had wished. In the General Roman Calendar Saint Robert Bellarmine's feast day is on 17 September, the day of his death; but some continue to use pre-1969 calendars, in which for 37 years his feast day was on 13 May. The rank assigned to his feast has been "double" (1932–1959), "third-class feast" (1960–1968), and since the 1969 revision "memorial"."
Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic

Statue Location: The atrium area at the opposite end of the Church from the the Altar

Entrance Fee: Depends upon what time you visit - Free, $5, $10

Website: [Web Link]

Artist: Not listed

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