St. John of God - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
WebSaints & Angels. Facts. Feastday: March 8. Patron: of Booksellers. Birth: 1495. Death: 1550. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable PDF of St. John of God. Shop St. John of God. From the time he was eight to the day he died, John followed every impulse of …
Saint John of God | Franciscan Media
Web(March 8, 1495 – March 8, 1550) Saint John of God’s Story. Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided to give the rest of his life to God’s service, and headed at once for Africa where he hoped to free captive Christians and, possibly, be martyred.
Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God - Wikipedia
WebWebsite. ohsjd .org. The Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, officially the Hospitaller Order of the Brothers of Saint John of God (abbreviated as OH ), are a Catholic religious order founded in 1572. In Italian they are also known commonly as the Fatebenefratelli, meaning "Do-Good Brothers", and elsewhere as the "Brothers of Mercy ...
Saint John of God | Hospitaller, Healer & Reformer | Britannica
WebMar 15, 2024 · Saint John of God (born March 8, 1495, Montemor-o-Novo, Port.—died March 8, 1550, Granada, Spain; canonized 1690; feast day March 8) was the founder of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God (Brothers Hospitallers), a Roman Catholic religious order of nursing brothers.
Saint John of God - CATHOLIC TRADITION
WebSaint John of God. March 8, 1495-March 8, 1550. Portugal and Spain. Canonized 1690. Patron: Hospitals, the Sick, Nurses, Booksellers, Printers, those with Heart Disease. As a Spanish soldier, John gave up religion and led a wild life. After he left the military at age forty, he returned to shepherding on the mountains.
Saint John of God | Loyola Press
WebSaint John of God. Feast day March 8. Printer Friendly. As a 16th-century Spanish soldier, John gave up religion and led a wild life. When he left the military at age 40, he became a shepherd. John decided to make a radical conversion—to go to Muslim North Africa and free Christian slaves. He saw himself dying as a martyr.
St. John of God | EWTN
WebSt. John of God. Author: Lives of Saints. ST. JOHN OF GOD, CONFESSOR, FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF CHARITY—1495-1550. [From his life, written by Francis de Castro, twenty-five years after his death, abridged by Baillet, p. 92, and F. Helyot, Mist. des Ordres Relig. t. iv. p. 131.] St. John, surnamed of God, was born in Portugal in 1495.
St. John of God, Confessor - Catholic News Agency
WebApr 27, 2024 · The Catholic Church celebrates the extraordinary life of St. John of God on March 8. The saint lived through decades of sin and suffering before a profound conversion that led him to...
St. John of God | EWTN
WebCatholicism. Saints. St. John of God. Born at Montemor o Novo, Portugal, 8 March, 1495, of devout Christian parents; died at Granada, 8 March, 1550. The wonders attending the saints birth heralded a life many-sided in its interests, but dominated throughout by implicit fidelity to the grace of God.
About Us – St. John of God
WebAbout Us – St. John of God. SAINT JOHN OF GOD. HOSPITALITY. THE HEART COMMANDS. Allowing the heart to ‘command’ has led the Order to discover new horizons, new frontiers, new challenges and new opportunities.
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