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    Saint John de Capistrano was born in 1386 in Capestrano, Italy. He was a famous Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, preacher, theologian, and inquisitor. Known as the "soldier saint", he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade alongside the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. He is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains. Saint John died of bubonic plague on October 23, 1456 while fighting at the siege of Belgrade.

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    Saint John de Capistrano was born in 1386 in Capestrano, Italy. He was a famous Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, preacher, theologian, and inquisitor. Known as the "soldier saint", he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade alongside the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. He is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains. Saint John died of bubonic plague on October 23, 1456 while fighting at the siege of Belgrade.

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    Saint John de Capistrano was born in 1386 in Capestrano, Italy. He was a famous Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, preacher, theologian, and inquisitor. Known as the "soldier saint", he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade alongside the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. He is the patron saint of jurists and military chaplains. Saint John died of bubonic plague on October 23, 1456 while fighting at the siege of Belgrade.

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    8 November 2016

    Saint John de Capistrano

    Saint John de Capistrano was born on June 24, 1386 and was a Franciscan friar and

    Catholic priest from the Italian town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian,

    and inquisitor. He is known as the the soldier saint because of his role in leading a crusade

    against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military

    commander John Hunyadi. Elevated to sainthood, he is the patron saint of jurists and military

    chaplains, additionally he is the namesake of the Franciscan missions San Juan Capistrano in

    Southern California and San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio, Texas. His feast day was included

    for the first time in the General Roman Calendar and assigned to the 28th of March. John fell

    victim to the bubonic plague, which flourished in the unsanitary conditions prevailing among

    armies of the day. He died on the 23rd October 1456

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