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Blessed John Pelingotto
Blessed John Pelingotto

Blessed John Pelingotto

Also known as: John Pelino Goto; Giovanni Pelino Goto

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1-Jun

Born

1240 at Urbino, Italy

Died

1 June 1304 in Urbino, Italy; buried in the cloister cemetery at the San Francesco monastery, Urbino; many miracles reported at his grave; re-interred in the church at the cloister

Beatified

13 November 1918 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed John Pelingotto, also known as John Pelino Goto or Giovanni Pelino Goto, was born in 1240 in Urbino, Italy, into a wealthy merchant family. Despite his comfortable upbringing, John felt a deep spiritual calling and renounced his family's wealth and worldly success. He preferred a life of solitude and contemplation, eventually becoming a hermit.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1918-11-13 by 13 November 1918 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed)

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