Archbishop St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires, O.P. †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
3 May 1514		Born
11 Nov 1528	14.5	Entered	Member of Order of Friars Preachers
20 Nov 1529	15.5	Professed	Member of Order of Friars Preachers
29 Jan 1559	44.7	Confirmed	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
3 Sep 1559	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
4 Oct 1559	45.4	Installed	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
23 Feb 1582	67.8	Resigned	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
16 Jul 1590	76.2	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
4 Nov 2001		Beatified
5 Jul 2019		Canonized

MicroData Summary
St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires
Archbishop St. Bartolomé Fernandes dos Mártires O.P.
(born 3 May 1514, died 16 Jul 1590)
Archbishop Emeritus of Braga

Event Place
Birth Place Verdela, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Ordained Bishop São Domingos, Convent, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Death Place Viana do Castelo

a bishop for 30.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop João Soares, O.S.A. †
Bishop of Coimbra
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Julião de Alva †
Bishop of Portalegre
Bishop Pedro Fernando †
Titular Bishop of Hippos

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop João Soares, O.S.A. †
Bishop of Coimbra

Event	Place
Birth Place	Verdela, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Ordained Bishop	São Domingos, Convent, Lisboa, Patriarchate of Lisboa {Lisbon}
Death Place	Viana do Castelo

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/60260
VIAF: 52492049
WikiData: Q2294614

Source(s):

bp/bd/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 131
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 211, Number 17,459
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 214, Number 17,671
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1559, Number 7
prof: CB, 23 Aug 2019
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 70, Number 5,513
ob/c2+: AT, 6 May 2025

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a bishop for 30.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop João Soares, O.S.A. † Bishop of Coimbra Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Julião de Alva † Bishop of Portalegre Bishop Pedro Fernando † Titular Bishop of Hippos
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop João Soares, O.S.A. † Bishop of Coimbra