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Bernat Calbó
Catalan jurist
SaintFull write-upPrincipality of CataloniaCisterciansPre-congregation
Feast: 25 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1180
Died
1243
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Vic in Catalonia in Spain, Saint Bernat Calbó, bishop, who, having left his office as judge, first became an abbot among the Cistercians and, then elected to the see of Vic, zealously promoted right doctrine.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 October as a former judge and Cistercian abbot who became bishop of Vic.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4894016 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernat Calbó (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.