Blessed John Discalceat
Also known as: John Descalzo; John Discalceatus; Giovanni….
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 14
Died
December 15, 1349
Beatified
4 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II (cultus confirmation)
Religious Order
Biography
Blessed John Discalceat, also known as John Descalzo, John Discalceatus, or Giovanni, was born around 1278 in Saint-Vougay, Finistère, in the diocese of Saint Paul-de-Lon, Brittany, France. Little is known about his early life, except that he worked as a stone mason before dedicating himself to a religious vocation.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1989-04-04 by 4 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II (cultus confirmation)
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