St. Louis Bertrand PrioryTelephone: (502)583-4448
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Friars in Residence Very Rev. Norman Alfred Haddad, O.P., Prior Rev. Thomas Vincent Di Fede, O.P., Subprior Rev. Raymond Robert Blais, O.P., Treasurer Rev. Francis Ralph, O.P. Rev. Ralph V. Townsend, O.P.
Formally assigned but not in residence: Rev. George Gerald Christian, O.P. Most Rev. Thomas Cajetan Kelly, Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville Rev. Reginald D. Whitt, O.P.
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| The statue in front of the Priory building represents St. Louis Bertrand, the Patron Saint of the Priory and the Church. St. Louis Bertrand was born in Valencia, Spain on January 1, 1526, and entered the Dominican Order in 1544 against the wishes of his parents. He exemplified the ideals of Dominican life so well that he was appointed Master of Novices. Combining an austere life with zeal for spreading the Gospel, he asked to be sent to the farthest parts of the Americas and in 1562 was sent to what is now Columbia. He was given the gift of communicating with the Indians in their own tongue and with the encouragement of Bartolomé de las Casas defended their rights against the Spanish conquerors. He returned to Spain in 1569 and again assumed the position of Master of Novices. He died at Valencia on October 9, 1581. St. Louis Bertrand is the Patron Saint of novitiates and formation personnel. | |