Robert Bellarmine Quotes


On the last day, when the general examination takes place, there will be no question at all on the text of Aristotle, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or the paragraphs of Justinian. Charity will be the whole syllabus.


Citations

Bellarmine, Robert. Exhortationes Domesticae. Quoted in James Brodrick, Robert Bellarmine: Saint and Scholar, Newman Press, 1961, p. 77.

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Robert Bellarmine
Robert Bellarmine
  • Born: October 4, 1542
  • Died: September 17, 1621
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Jesuit, Cardinal, Professor of Theology

Robert Bellarmine was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church, one of only 36. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation.