Joan Gilabert Jofré
Catholic priest
Who they were
Joan Gilabert Jofré (1364–1417), also known as Padre Jofré or Pare Jofré, was a member of the Christian religious Order of Mercy and the founder of what is claimed to be the first psychiatric care institution in Europe, in Valencia, Crown of Aragon, in medieval Spain.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Santi e Beati — San Giovanni Gilabert — "San Giovanni Gilabert, Mercedario, El Puig, Spagna, 18 maggio 1417", feast 18 May — the Mercedarian founder of the Valencia hospital.
- Wikidata Q1710121 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joan Gilabert Jofré (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.