Saint Bernard of Offida (7 November 1604 – 22 August 1694) was a Catholic saint born in Villa d’Appignano near Offida in the Italian Marche. As a child he was a shepherd. As an adult he mostly lived at the Capuchin friary in Offida and devoted himself to helping the poor. He was at Fermo for a short stint. After he was beatified by Pope Pius VI Joseph Haydn wrote a mass in his honor the Missa sancti Bernardi von Offida.
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