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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

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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