John of God
16th-century Portuguese saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Portuguese saint. For other uses, see John of God (disambiguation).
"Johannes de Deo" redirects here. For the canonist, see Johannes de Deo (died 1267).
John of God, OH (Portuguese: João de Deus; Spanish: Juan de Dios; born João Duarte Cidade; March 8, 1495 – March 8, 1550) was a Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to the care of the poor, sick and those with mental disorders.
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John of God | |
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Born | João Duarte Cidade March 8, 1495 Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | March 8, 1550(1550-03-08) (aged 55) Granada, Kingdom of Granada |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Byzantine Rite Lutheranism |
Beatified | September 21, 1630, Rome, Papal States by Pope Urban VIII |
Canonized | October 16, 1690, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VIII |
Major shrine | Basilica of St. John of God, Granada, Spain |
Feast | March 8 (Roman Catholicism) November 26 (Eastern Lutheranism) |
Attributes | alms; cord; crown of thorns; heart |
Patronage | Booksellers, hospitals, nurses, the mentally ill, heart patients, and the dying |
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Cidade was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII and is considered one of the leading religious figures in the history of the Iberian Peninsula.