St. Robert Bellarmine spent most of his life writing as a controversialist for the Roman Catholic Church. All his writings were highly respected and used extensively by and in the church itself. His works covered a wide variety of subjects from an apologetic of the Roman Catholic position, Disputationes de Controversiis Christianae Fidei adversus hujus temporis Haereticos (Ingolstat 1588-93), to writing about the power of the pope. No topic, even criticism of his own leadership, was out of the reach of Bellarmine and his writing.

His book, Controversies, was carried by Roman Catholic missionaries on their journeys, and his also wrote catechisms for children and teachers. At the end of his life Bellarmine published three more essential works, In omnes Psalmos dilucida esposito (Rome 1611), De gemitu columbae (Rome 1615), and De arte bene moriendi (Rome 1620). We have attempted to gather writings about St. Robert and get writings by Bellarmine himself. Hopefully these writings may give more insight into the person of St. Robert Bellarmine.