Pope Saint John XXIII
Also known as: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
October 11
Born
November 25, 1881
Died
June 1, 3
Canonized
27 April 2014 by Pope Francis
Beatified
3 September 2000 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Square, Rome
Biography
Pope Saint John XXIII, also known as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was born on November 25, 1881, in the village of Sotto il Monte in the diocese of Bergamo, Italy. He was born into a humble peasant family. Roncalli received his education at the seminary in Bergamo and later at the Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome....