Bertran, Luis, Saint, Ludovico Bertrán, Saint redirect here.
Also known as:
Spanish: San Luis Beltrán, Luis Beltrán, Luis Bertrán
LOUIS BERTRAND, saint - Detail of the painting by Francisco Zurbarán (17th cent.) - Seville, Provincial Museum.
LOUIS BERTRAND (Bertrand), Saint. - Dominican, b. in Valencia on 1 Jan. 1526, d. there on 9 Oct. 1581. A religious in his native city from 1544 (26 Aug.), a priest in 1547 (23 Oct.), master of novices (of whom he is now the patron) in Valencia (1545-51), then (during the plague) vicar at Albaida (1551-60), and then again master of novices (1560-62).
Having heard of the sad conditions of the Indians, exploited by the Spanish conquerors, he wished to set out as a missionary. He fulfilled his apostolic desire by reaching Nova Granada (Colombia) in 1562, of which he would be the apostle. For 7 years he was in Colombia and pushed as far as the Lesser Antilles, devoting himself to the defense and conversion of the natives. He gave Baptism to many thousands of Indians. But after seven years of preaching rich in miracles, being unable to endure any longer the abuses of Spanish domination, he returned to Spain (18 Oct. 1569), was prior at S. Onofrio (1570-73), then again master of novices (1574-75), and finally prior at Valencia (1575-78). Very fond of penance, he mortified his body, preached with great zeal, and worked miracles during his life. He was beatified by Paul V (29 July 1608) and canonized by Clement X (12 Apr. 1671). Feast on 10 Oct.
Bibliography10 worksV. J. Antist, Verdadera relación de la vida y muerte... 1583 (Valencia 1593, there 1884; Italian trans., Genoa Bullarium O. P., V, Rome 1733
BIBL.: V. J. Antist, Verdadera relación de la vida y muerte... 1583 (Valencia 1593, there 1884; Italian trans., Genoa Bullarium O. P., V, Rome 1733, pp. 660-61, 666-67; vi, there 1733, pp. 8, 229, 274-81, 297-98, 367, 393; VII, there 1733, pp. 486, 496-97; A. Touron, Histoire des hommes illustres de l'Ordre de St Dominique, IV, Paris 1747, pp. 485-526; Acta SS. Octobris, V, there 1868, pp. 292-488; I. Taurisano, Catalogus hagiographicus O. P., Rome 1918, pp. 56-57; A. De Zamora, Historia de la provincia de S. Antonino, Caracas 1930, pp. 188-214; G. D. Rambaud, Grandes figures de Précheurs, I, 2nd ed., Paris 1930, pp. 141-73; G. Carrasco, Los quince primeros, Tucumán 1940, pp. 457-95. Alfonso D'Amato - Abele Redigonda
D'Amato, Alfonso. “Luigi Beltrán (Bertrand), santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1671. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/luigi-beltran-bertrand-santo.
MLA
D'Amato, Alfonso. “Luigi Beltrán (Bertrand), santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1671. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/luigi-beltran-bertrand-santo.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec7_luigi_beltran_bertrand_santo,
author = {D'Amato, Alfonso},
title = {Luigi Beltrán (Bertrand), santo},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VII},
pages = {1671},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/luigi-beltran-bertrand-santo}
}
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