1710–20; named after Cardinal Bellarmino (1542–1621), Italian churchman, the object of the caricature on the bottle
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Bellarmine Mugabe is one of two sons Robert Mugabe had with his second wife, Grace.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Grace said at the time that she had acted in self-defence after she was attacked in the room where Bellarmine and Robert Jr lived.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
It was the first time the Bruins had three players score 20 or more points since four of them did it against Bellarmine in November 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Gaffney and Lamb were tied with Sumner senior Tyson Arthur and Bellarmine Prep junior JJ Bordeaux after 36 holes.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
Bellarmine told Galileo that he could talk about Copernicanism if he did so hypothetically—Copernicanism being, as far as Bellarmine was concerned, untrue.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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