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Saint for a Minute
Detail of An 18Th Century Italian Painting of Saint John of Pulsano Artist Unknown
Detail of An 18Th Century Italian Painting of Saint John of Pulsano Artist Unknown

Saint John of Pulsano

Also known as: Giovanni di Matera; Giovanni Scalcione; John of Matera; John of Mathera

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

June 20

Canonized

1177 by Pope Alexander III

Biography

Saint John of Pulsano, also known as Giovanni di Matera, Giovanni Scalcione, John of Matera, or John of Mathera, was a Benedictine monk and a renowned figure in Catholic history. Born around 1070 in Matera, a town in the Basilicata region of Italy, John led a life of great austerity and spiritual devotion....