Oct 23

Saint John of Capistrano

October 23rd XV century

Name
Juan (Masculino)
Meaning
Dios es misericordioso, from Hebreo
Celebrate
People named Juan use to celebrate 24-Jun:
Saint John the Baptist, nativity
Other saints
Other saints named Juan
Born
en Capistrano, in current Italy
Dead
October 23rd 1456 in Ujlak, in current Austria
Celebration
October 23rd
Religious
de la Orden de Frailes Menores
Saint Juan de Capistrano, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who fought on behalf of the regular discipline, was of the best service to the faith and Catholic customs in almost all Europe, and with their exhortations and prayer sustained the fervor of the faithful, also defending the liberty of Christians. In the town of Újlak, next to the Danube, in the Kingdom of Hungary, he rested in the Lord. Roman martyrology