Bartolo Longo
Bartolo Longo | |
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Photograph of Saint Bartolo Longo | |
| Confessor | |
| Born | 10 February 1841 Latiano, near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 5 October 1926 (aged 85) Pompei, Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 26 October 1980, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 19 October 2025, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Leo XIV |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Pompei, Pompei, Naples, Italy |
| Feast | 5 October |
Bartolo Longo, TOSD (10 February 1841 – 5 October 1926) was an Italian lawyer and former Satanic priest who returned to the Catholic faith and became a Dominican tertiary, dedicating his life to the rosary and the Virgin Mary. He was eventually awarded a papal knighthood of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on 19 October 2025.