Bernardo Tolomei
Bernardo Tolomei (10 May 1272 – 20 August 1348) 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.
Bernardo Tolomei was beatified by Pope Innocent X on 24 November 1644 and was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on 26 April 2009.
Patron saint of Congregation of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Oliveto
In the Martyrology
- August 20 Saint Bernardo, abbot, founder of the Olivetan Congregation