St Robert Bellarmine

Robert was the third of ten children born to Vincenzo Bellarmino and his wife Cinzia Cervini. From a young age, Robert loved to pray to Jesus and go to Mass. One of the things he liked to do most was to preach the sermons he had heard at Mass to his younger brothers and sisters. When he turn 18, he entered the Jesuit order.  Robert loved to learn and he did very well in his studies.  He became a great preacher and was an excellent scholar.  He wrote many books and was a great defender of the Church and its teachings.  Father Robert became a cardinal and is considered a Doctor of the Church.  He died on September 17th, 1621.