Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino

Roberto Bellarmino (Known as "Cardinal Bellarmine")

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Born Oct 04, 1542

Montepulciano, Republic of Siena

Passed Away Sep 17, 1621 Rome, Papal States

Lifespan 78 years old

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"Sweetness of speech draws many people to God, while bitterness drives them away."

Archival Overview

Italian Jesuit cardinal, Doctor of the Church, and master apologist whose 'Disputationes' systematic defense of the Catholic faith against Protestant theology defined Counter-Reformation dogma.

Biographical Record

Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621 CE) was professor of controversial theology at the Roman College, celebrated across Europe for his photographic memory and courteous scholarly debates.

His Disputationes de Controversiis Christianae Fidei systematically addressed every Protestant critique of Catholic theology; despite serving in high papal offices, he lived in austere personal poverty.

Key Life Milestones

1586

Publication of the Disputationes

Published his 3-volume masterwork in Ingolstadt, becoming the definitive Catholic reply to the Protestant Reformers.

1610

De Potestate Summi Pontificis

Penned his famous work on the indirect power of the papacy in temporal matters, contesting King James I's divine right of kings.

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Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Rome, Italy

                         GPS: 41.8992, 12.4797                    

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