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'''St. Robert Bellarmine''' (b. 1542, died 1621) was the [[Bishop]] of Capua and played a major role in [[Counter Reformation|Catholic Reformation]]. Bellarmine was an outstanding scholar and [[Jesuit]] theologian who defended the Church against anti-clericals in [[Venice]] and composed exhaustive works against the prevailing heretics of the day. <ref>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=101 St. Robert Bellarmine] Catholic Online</ref> He was dedicated to almsgiving, prayer, meditation, fasting, and mortification of the body. Best known for writings against the belief that royal authority comes directly from God, Saint Robert was also a personal friend of [[Galileo]]. In 1931, he was proclaimed a [[Doctor of the Church]].

'''St. Robert Bellarmine''' (b. 1542, died 1621) was the [[Bishop]] of Capua and played a major role in [[Counter Reformation|Catholic Reformation]]. Bellarmine was an outstanding scholar and [[Jesuit]] theologian who defended the Church against anti-clericals in [[Venice]] and composed exhaustive works against the prevailing heretics of the day. <ref>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=101 St. Robert Bellarmine] Catholic Online</ref> He was dedicated to almsgiving, prayer, meditation, fasting, and mortification of the body. Best known for writings against the belief that royal authority comes directly from God, Saint Robert was also a personal friend of [[Galileo]]. In 1931, he was proclaimed a [[Doctor of the Church]].