Saint Bartolo Longo · Via Fidei

Biography

Bartolo Longo, TOSD was an Italian lawyer and former Satanic priest who returned to the Catholic faith and became a Dominican tertiary, dedicating his life to the rosary and the Virgin Mary. He was eventually awarded a papal knighthood of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on 19 October 2025.

Feast day

October 5

Birth date

1841-02-10

Death date

1926-10-05

Canonization status

Canonized

Canonization date

19 October 2025

Canonized by

Pope Leo XIV

Feast month

10

Wikidata qid

Q809485

Feast day of month

5

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