Who We Are

St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, was born in Tuscany in 1542. He became a Jesuit and was ordained a priest. He was a vigorous defender of the faith at the time of the Reformation. St Robert was made a Cardinal in 1599, but after a disagreement with the Pope was sent as bishop to Capua in 1602. He was a pastoral bishop, visiting, preaching and teaching, and giving the example of a truly Christian life. He returned to Rome in 1605, and died in 1621. His feast day is September 17th.