Bartolomeo Maria Dal Monte was an 18th-century Italian Catholic priest born in Bologna. Following his ordination in 1749, he dedicated his life to missionary work, preaching throughout approximately 62 Italian dioceses. He founded the Opera Pia Mission to train diocesan clergy for missionary service, emphasizing that Christ should remain the central focus of all evangelization efforts. Modeling his preaching style after Leonardo da Porto Maurizio, he declined requests to move to Rome or travel to India to maintain his specific pastoral mission.