Saint Gregory Barbarigo June 17th

Saint Gregory Barbarigo was an influential figure in the Catholic Church during the 17th century. Here's a brief overview of his life and contributions:

- **Born**: September 16, 1625, in Venice, Italy⁴.

- **Died**: June 18, 1697, in Padua, Italy⁴.

- **Education**: He was educated in Padua⁵.

- **Diplomatic Service**: In 1648, he was part of the Venetian embassy to Münster for the Treaty of Westphalia⁵.

- **Ecclesiastical Career**: He served as the Bishop of Bergamo and later as the Bishop of Padua⁴.

- **Cardinal**: He was elevated to the rank of cardinal and was a frontrunner in the 1689 and 1691 papal conclaves⁴.

- **Canonization**: He was canonized by Pope John XXIII on May 26, 1960⁴.

Saint Gregory Barbarigo was known for his diplomatic skills, scholastic service, and his efforts in the reform of the clergy. He also focused on the education of priests and the laity, founding seminaries and colleges during his tenure as a bishop. His feast day is celebrated on June 18th, the anniversary of his death. If you're interested in more detailed aspects of his life or his impact on the church, I can provide further information.

Gregory Barbarigo, born at Venice of a very old family, obtained his degree in Canon and Civil Law Magna cum Laude at the college of Padua. While attending the peace congress of Muenster at the age of nineteen, he met the papal legate Fabio Chigi, and with his encouragement decided to became an ecclesiastic, and was admitted to holy orders. When Fabio Chigi became pope under the name of Alexander VII, he appointed Gregory bishop of Bergamo, and soon raised him to the college of Cardinals, transferring his to the See of Padua. In entering upon his episcopal duties, he strove to model himself upon St. Charles Borromeo. It was his lifelong endeavor to extirpate vices and cultivate virtues in obedience, to the warnings and decrees of the sacred synod of Trent. In both dioceses he enlarged the seminaries. At Padua especially he improved the library, and the press, which published books for distribution among the peoples of the Near East. He strenuously fostered Catechetical instruction and zealously traveled to every village of the diocese to teach and preach. He was distinguished for his works of charity and the holiness of his life. So generous was he to the needy and poor, that he even give away his household goods, his clothes and his bed to help them. Finally, after a brief illness, he fell asleep peacefully in the Lord on June 18, 1697. Renowned for his merits and his virtues, he was inscribed among the Blessed by Clement XIII and among the Saints by John XXIII.

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(4) St. Gregory Barbarigo - Garnerville, NY. https://stgregorybarbarigo.org/.

(5) St. Gregory Barbarigo Elementary School - Garnerville, NY. https://stgregorybarbarigoschool.org/.