- Gregorio Barbarigo
Infobox Saint
name=Saint Gregorio Barbarigo
birth_date=birth date|1625|9|16|df=y
death_date=death date and age|1697|6|18|1625|9|16|df=y
feast_day=18 June
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imagesize=150px
caption=Saint Gregorio Barbarigo
birth_place=Venice ,Italy
death_place=Padua ,Italy
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beatified_date=6 July ,1771
beatified_place=
beatified_by=Pope Clement XIV
canonized_date=26 May ,1960
canonized_place=
canonized_by=Pope John XXIII
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prayer_attrib=Saint Gregorio Barbarigo ("Gregory Barbarigo";
16 September 1625 -June 18 1697 ) was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and scholar.Born into a famous family from
Venice , he traveled with the Venetian ambassador,Alvise Contarini [Laterdoge of Venice from 1676] , to the Congress of Münster in 1648, where thePeace of Westphalia was developed. Soon he became a priest and was consecrated as the firstBishop of Bergamo byPope Alexander VII , whom he had met in Germany. After that, he was given the dignity of cardinal and was made the bishop of theDiocese of Padua . He was a strong supporter of the work of theCouncil of Trent . He made the seminaries of Padua and of Bergamo larger and added a library and printing press in Padua.He died in Padua in 1697. In 1960,
Pope John XXIII canonized him.Notes
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*cite web|url=http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintg7p.htm|title=Patron Saints Index: Saint Gregory Barbarigo|accessdate=2006-11-28|publisher=Catholic Community Forum|author=Terry H. Jones
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NAME=Saint Gregory Babarigo
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Roman Catholic saint
DATE OF BIRTH=1625
PLACE OF BIRTH=Venice
DATE OF DEATH=1697
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