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Facts. Feastday: October 23. Patron: of Jurists. Birth: 1386. Death: 1456. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. John of Capistrano. St. John was born at Capistrano, Italy in 1385, the son of a former German knight in that city.
John of Capistrano, OFM (Italian: San Giovanni da Capestrano, Hungarian: Kapisztrán János, Polish: Jan Kapistran, Croatian: Ivan Kapistran; 24 June 1386 – 23 October 1456) was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo.
Born at a time when the bubonic plague had decimated the population and the Church was split with two, maybe three, claimants to the papacy, Saint John Capistrano was a voice of strength and hope. He was known for his preaching and his ability to reconcile warring factions.
St. John of Capistrano (born 1386, Capistrano, Kingdom of Naples—died October 23, 1456, Villach, Duchy of Carinthia; canonized 1690; feast day October 23) was one of the greatest Franciscan preachers of the 15th century and leader of an army that liberated Belgrade from a Turkish invasion.
On Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of Saint John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest whose life included a political career, extensive missionary journeys, efforts to reunite...
St. John of Capestrano, born in 1386 in Capestrano, Italy, stands as one of the most remarkable figures in the history of the Franciscan Order and the Church. Renowned for his dynamic preaching and steadfast defense of Christian Europe, he lived a life marked by profound personal conversion, heroic virtue, and exceptional leadership.
October 23: Saint John of Capistrano, Priest—Optional Memorial. 1386–1456. Patron Saint of military chaplains, judges, jurists, and lawyers. Canonized by Pope Alexander VIII on October 16, 1690. John was born in Capistrano, in the Kingdom of Naples, modern-day Italy.
Many are familiar with Southern California’s Mission San Juan Capistrano as the place where the swallows return each spring, but few know the story of St. John of Capistrano, the Franciscan saint for whom the mission is named. His feast day is celebrated on Oct. 23.
Saint John of Capistrano fell ill soon afterwards, and died in the Franciscan convent of Illok in Hungary on October twenty-third. Glorified by God after his death with numerous miracles, Saint John of Capistrano was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII in 1690.
Born at Capistrano, in the Diocese of Sulmona, Italy, 1385; died 23 October, 1456. His father had come to Naples in the train of Louis of Anjou, hence is supposed to have been of French blood, though some say he was of German origin.