Feltre, Bernardine of, Blessed
Feltre, Bernardine of, Blessed
Born Feltre, Italy , 1439 ; died Pavia, Italy , 1494 . Joining the Franciscans in 1456 , he was ordained a priest, 1463 , taught in Franciscan schools, and began his missionary labors throughout the larger cities of Italy . He was superior of the province of Venice, 1483 -1484 . He is best known as the reorganizer of the charitable lending-houses, called montes pietatis . Emblem : a green hill of three mounds, with a cross on each. Relics at Pavia. Feast , Order of Friars Minor, 28 September .