Feast August 20
Saint Bernardo Tolomei
Religious founder, patron of Congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto · Feast August 20
Biography
Bernardo Tolomei was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto. In the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on 20 August, but in the Benedictine calendar, his optional memorial is celebrated on the previous day.
Feast day
August 20
Patronage
Congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto
Birth date
10 May 1272
Death date
1348-08-20
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
26 April 2009
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XVI
Feast month
8
Wikidata qid
Q731956
Feast day of month
20