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Photograph of Saint John Nepomucene Neumann Date Unknown Photographer Unknown
Photograph of Saint John Nepomucene Neumann Date Unknown Photographer Unknown

Saint John Nepomucene Neumann

Also known as: Giovanni Nepomuceno Neumann; Jan Nepomucký Neumann

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 5

Born

March 28, 1811

Died

January 5, 1860

Canonized

19 June 1977 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

13 October 1963 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy

Biography

Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, also known as Giovanni Nepomuceno Neumann and Jan Nepomucký Neumann, was born on March 28, 1811, in Prachititz, Bohemia, which is now known as the Czech Republic. He was the son of Philip Neumann, a German who owned a stocking factory, and Agnes Neumann, who was Czech. John was a quiet and small boy growing up, and he had four sisters and a brother....

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