Bernard of Quintavalle
Italian religious, follower of St. Francis of Assisi
Feast: 10 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Bernard of Quintavalle (died 1241) was the first disciple of St. Francis of Assisi. Bernard was declared as the Minorum Ordinis prima plantula, the "First fruits of the Minor Orders". He accompanied Francis on a number of missionary journeys and served as Minister Provincial in Spain.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Francis of Assisi Saint Teacher“Francis of Assisi.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q262701 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernard of Quintavalle (CC BY-SA)
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