Blessed Francis Mary Of The Cross Jordan
Also known as: Johann Baptist Jordan; Franziskus Maria of the Cross Jordan
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 8
Born
June 16, 1848
Died
September 8, 1918
Beatified
15 May 2021 by Pope Francis
Venerated
14 January 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, also known as Johann Baptist Jordan or Franziskus Maria of the Cross Jordan, was born on 16 June 1848 in Gurtweil, Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany. He came from a humble background, growing up in a poor family. In his youth, he worked as a wandering laborer and house painter, traveling through various regions.
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Beatified
Beatified2021-05-15 by 15 May 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Italy; the beatification miracle involved the cure of an unborn child of the bone disease skeletal dysplasia in 2014 in Jundiaí, Brazil; the parents were lay Salvatorians who prayed for the intervention of Father Francis
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