Blessed Bertrand

Bertrand was born in Nimes, France. During this time,  there were many religious wars being fought in the country and there was much confusion about the Church’s teachings.  Despite of all this, Bertrand’s parents were very faithful followers of Jesus and taught Bertrand the true faith.  Bertrand was very holy and prayerful as a young man and decided to become a priest.
As a priest, he felt called to missionary work which is where he met his friend  Dominic. Together the two formed a new religious order called the Order of Preachers or the "Dominicans" as they were often called. Bertrand started the order in the cities of Paris and Bologna.
He spent his days preaching the Good News of the Gospel and drawing many people to Jesus. He died while he was preaching a sermon in 1230 AD.  He was only 35 years old.