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Berardo dei Marsi
Roman Catholic Italian cardinal
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 3 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1079
Died
1130
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the Marsica in Abruzzo, Saint Berard, bishop, who distinguished himself in the fight against simony, in the work of renewing the discipline of the clergy and in activities supporting and protecting the poor.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 3 November as a bishop of the Marsi who fought simony, reformed the clergy and protected the poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3638477 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Berardo dei Marsi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.