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St. Robert Bellarmine Robert Bellarmine was born on October 4th, 1542 in Montepulciano, Tuscany. Robert’s family consisted of his parents Vincenzo and Cinthia Bellarmine. Robert was brought up at the newly founded Jesuit college in his native town. Robert entered the Society of Jesus on September 20th 1560, he was admitted to his first vows on the following day. During the next three years of Roberts life he studied philosophy at the Roman College. After he taught the humanities first at Florence, then at Mondovi. In 1567 Robert began his theology at Padua. In 1569 he was sent to finish his theology at Louvain. Robert obtained a fuller aquaintance with the prevailing heresies at Padu