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.jpg) Blessed Bernard of Offida. | |
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| Born | 7 November 1604 Appignano,Papal States |
| Died | 22 August 1694(1694-08-22) (aged 89) Offida, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 25 May 1795,Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States byPope Pius VI |
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| Patronage | Offida |
Bernard of Offida (7 November 1604 – 22 August 1694) - bornDomenico Peroni - was anItalianRoman Catholicprofessed religious from theOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin from theMarche area.[1] Peroni lived for the most part in servitude to his fellow friars in various capacities and he was noted for his strong Eucharistic dedication and for his holiness.[2][3]
Peroni was beatified in mid-1795.
Domenico Peroni was born 7 November 1604 to the peasants Domenico Peroni and Elisabetta Puccio as the third of eight children. His mother often held him up as an example to his other siblings.[2][3] At hisbaptism he was given the names of "Domenico Francesco".
He served as a shepherd in his childhood. Peroni entered theOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin inCorinaldo in 1626.[1] From his entrance until 1633 he worked in the kitchen under the direction of Maximus and he liked to often immerse himself in Sacred Scripture and fostered an ardent devotion to theEucharist. He often scourged himself as a penitential act.
He was atFermo from his profession until two decades later and settled in 1650 in Offida for the remainder of his life where he later died on 22 August 1694 mere months before turning 90.[3] He died from a high fever anderysipelas with aCrucifix in his hands.Joseph Haydn wrote a specialMass in his honor dubbed the "Missa sancti Bernardi von Offida".
Pope Pius VI held thebeatification celebration for Bernard on 25 May 1795[4] inSaint Peter's Basilica. The cause for his sainthood was formally opened on 20 September 1797.[4]
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