John of God - Wikipedia
WebJohn of God, OH ( Portuguese: João de Deus; Spanish: Juan de Dios; born João Duarte Cidade; March 8, 1495 – March 8, 1550) was a Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to the care of the poor, sick and those with ...
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.
St. John of God - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
WebFacts. 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 his heart.
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.
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 | uCatholic
WebMar 8, 2024 · Saint John of God. By. uCatholic. - March 8, 2024. 15023. 31. Saint John of God, born in 1495, underwent a profound spiritual transformation at the age of 40. After years of military service and a departure from his Christian faith, he experienced a profound awakening to the depth of his past misdeeds.
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.
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.
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