Feast July 10
Blessed Bernard of Quintavalle
Blessed · Religious · Feast July 10
Biography
Bernard of Quintavalle was the first disciple of St. Francis of Assisi. Bernard was declared as the Minorum Ordinis prima plantula, the "First fruits of the Minor Orders". He accompanied Francis on a number of missionary journeys and served as Minister Provincial in Spain.
Feast day
July 10
Birth date
1180
Death date
10 July 1241
Canonization status
Beatified
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q262701
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
10