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Also known as

• Bernard of Marchio
• Bernard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
• Bernhard of Baden
• Bernardo

Memorial

• 15 July

Profile

Born to the nobility, the son of Margrave Jacob of Baden and Catherine de Lorraine; grandson of Saint Margaret of Bavaria. Heir to the title Margrave of Baden, he renounced it to become the personal envoy of Emperor Frederick III. Worked to help the poor, spending largely from his personal funds. Worked to unify the European courts behind a Crusade against the Turks, and died while on the road in that work.

Born

• c.1428 in Hohenbaden Castle, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg,

Died

• 15 July 1458 in Moncalieri, Italy of natural causes
• buried in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Moncalieri

Venerated

• 8 November 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtue)

Beatifed

• 16 September 1769 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmation)
• his Cause was re-opened in 2009 for investigation of a life of heroic virtues

Patronage

• Baden, Germany
• Baden-Baden, Germany
• Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Archdiocese of
• Moncalieri, Italy

Representation

• knight with a cross
• coat of arms of Badan, Germany

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bernard of Baden“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 October 2022. Web. 20 April 2024. <>