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Berard of Carbio
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| Saint Berard of Carbio | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | unknown, Carbio, Umbria, Italy |
| Died | 16 January 1220, Morocco |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Canonized | 1481, Rome by Pope Sixtus IV[1] |
| Feast | 16 January |
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Saint Berard of Carbio is a thirteenth century saint and martyr. He was born into a noble family of Leopardi, and was a native of Carbio in Umbria.
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Berard was received into the Franciscan Order by Saint Francis in 1213. He was well versed in Arabic, an eloquent preacher, and was chosen by Francis, together with two other priests, Peter and Otho, and two lay brothers, Accursius and Adjutus, to evangelize the "infidels of the East". On the conclusion of the Second General Chapter of the Franciscan Friars in 1219, Saint Francis believed that the time had then come for the religious of his order to extend their apostolic labors beyond the Italian peninsula and Northern Europe; and, choosing for himself and twelve other religious the greater part of Syria and Egypt, he allotted to Berard and his companions the missions of Morocco.
The five missionaries set sail from Italy, and after sojourning some time in Spain and Portugal, they arrived in the Kingdom of Morocco. Their open preaching of the Gospel there and their bold denunciation of Islam soon caused them to be apprehended and cast into prison. Having vainly endeavored to persuade them to abandon their Catholic faith, the Moorish king, in a fit of rage, opened their heads with his scimitar, and thus they became the first martyrs of the Franciscan Order.
Berard and his companions were canonized by Pope Sixtus V in 1481. His feast day is 16 January.
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
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