Blessed Bartholomew Fanti

Died 1495

December 05

Carmelite priest at Mantua, Italy for 35 years. Spiritual director and rector of the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for which he composed a rule and statutes. Spiritual teacher of Blessed John Baptist Spagnuolo. Noted preacher and healer with a strong devotion to the Eucharist.

 

Born:  at Mantua, Italy


Died:  1495 of natural causes


Beatified:  1909 (cultus confirmed)

 

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