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Bernard degli Uberti
Italian saint and cardinal
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 4 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1060
Died
1133
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Parma, Saint Bernard, bishop, who as a monk always devoted himself to perfection of life, as a cardinal to the good of the Church, and as a bishop to the salvation of souls.
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 4 December as a monk, cardinal and bishop of Parma devoted to the salvation of souls.
Connected on this site
- Benedict of Nursia Saint“He is often considered the third founding father of the order alongside Benedict of Nursia (the order was a branch of the Benedictines) and Giovanni Gualberto.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2259281 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernard degli Uberti (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.