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Saint for a Minute
Detail From A Painting of Saint John of God Saving Sick People From A Fire At The Royal Hospital By Manuel GomezMoreno Gonzalez 1880 Museo De Bellas Artres Granada Spain
Detail From A Painting of Saint John of God Saving Sick People From A Fire At The Royal Hospital By Manuel GomezMoreno Gonzalez 1880 Museo De Bellas Artres Granada Spain

Saint John of God

Also known as: Giovanni di Dio; Juan de Dios; Juan Ciudad

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

March 8

Born

March 8, 1495

Died

March 8, 1550

Canonized

16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII

Beatified

21 September 1630 by Pope Urban VIII

Biography

Saint John of God, also known as Giovanni di Dio, Juan de Dios, and Juan Ciudad, was born on March 8, 1495, in Montemoro Novo, Evora, Portugal. His early life was spent working as a shepherd in the Castile region of Spain. However, he succumbed to a wild and misspent youth and eventually became a soldier in the army of Charles V, as well as a mercenary....