Johannes Soreth
French monk and catholic priest (1394-1471)
Feast: 25 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Angers in France, Blessed Johannes Soreth, priest of the Order of Carmelites, which he brought back to a stricter observance and endowed with convents of women.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 July as the Carmelite priest who led his Order back to a stricter observance and gave it convents of women.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 25 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1698425 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John Soreth (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.