{"id":9934,"date":"2024-09-17T12:52:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/st-robert-bellarmine\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T12:52:49","slug":"st-robert-bellarmine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/st-robert-bellarmine\/","title":{"rendered":"H. Robert Bellarminus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] St. Robert Bellarmine Feast date: Sep 17 On Sept. 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the Italian cardinal and theologian St. Robert Bellarmine. One of the great saints of the Jesuit order, St. Robert has also been declared a Doctor of the Church and the patron of catechists. Robert Bellarmine was born on October 4, 1542 in the Tuscan town of Montepulciano. His uncle was a cardinal who later became Pope Marcellus II. As a young man, Robert received his\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] St. Robert Bellarmine Feast date: Sep 17 On Sept. 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the Italian cardinal and theologian St. Robert Bellarmine. One of the great saints of the Jesuit order, St. Robert has also been declared a Doctor of the Church and the patron of catechists. Robert Bellarmine was born on October 4, 1542 in the Tuscan town of Montepulciano. His uncle was a cardinal who later became Pope Marcellus II. As a young man, Robert received his\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10007,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/robert-bellarmine-the-saint-who-defended-the-church-with-charity\/","url_meta":{"origin":9934,"position":0},"title":"Robert Bellarmine, the saint who defended the Church with charity","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The altar of St. Robert Bellarmine in Sant&#039;Ignazio, Rome. \/ Credit: Carl Bunderson Rome, Italy, Sep 17, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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