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Blessed Giovanni Cini Della Pace

Also known as: Giovanni the Soldier; Giovanni Soldato; Giovanni Stipendario; Giovanni della Pace; Giovanni de Porta pacis; Giovanni Cini; John…

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

12-Nov

Born

C.1270 in Pisa, Italy

Died

C.1335 in his hermit’s cell by the church of Santa Maria della Sambuca in Pisa, Italy of natural causes; buried in a tomb in the Monumental Cemetery in Pisa; relics transferred to the Franciscan Conventual church in Pisa in 1856

Beatified

10 September 1857 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Cini Della Pace, also known as Giovanni the Soldier, Giovanni Soldato, Giovanni Stipendario, Giovanni della Pace, Giovanni de Porta pacis, Giovanni Cini, and John, was born around 1270 in Pisa, Italy. He led a life filled with experiences that transformed him from a wild and impulsive soldier to a devoted servant of God.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1857-09-10 by 10 September 1857 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

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