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John of God
Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker, canonized by the Catholic Church (1495–1550)
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Feast: 8 March (current Roman calendar, optional memorial) · 8 March (1962 Missal, III class)
Born
1495
Died
1550
Beatified
21 September 1630
unverified
Canonised
16 October 1690
by Alexander VIII
Who they were
Juan Ciudad was born in a small town in Portugal and left home at eight. Until 27 he lived with a family of shepherds at Oropesa in Spain; then he became a soldier, fighting at Pavia and at the siege of Vienna, and travelled Europe and even Africa before settling in Granada as a bookseller.
Converted, he gave himself to the sick, the poor, orphans, prostitutes and the unemployed, opening hospitals at Granada and Toledo. He died in 1550, aged 55, kneeling in prayer with a crucifix in his hands. He left no rule, but his brothers carried on, and 45 years later his teaching became the Rule of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, the 'Fatebenefratelli' - 'do good, brothers', as he used to say.
The miracles
Vatican News gives 1609 as the year of his canonisation; other sources give 16 October 1690, by Alexander VIII. He is patron of the sick and of hospitals.
Why that counted as sanctity
After a restless life of adventure, John found Christ in the sick and the outcast and spent everything on them, founding a family of hospitallers that still serves the sick across the world.
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- Tomás Urdánoz Áldaz Blessed“A novice of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, born on 7 March 1903 at Echarri in the province of Navarre; as he was about to be shot he cried aloud 'Long live Christ the King'.” — this site's research
- Trinidad de Andrés Lanas Blessed“Trinidad de Andrés Lanas, in the world Primus, was a member of the Madrid community of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God; he was born at Maeztu in Alava, Spain, on 7 February 1877 and bound himself by perpetual vows on 30 May 1920.” — this site's research
- Vicente de Paul Canelles Vives Blessed“At Calafell near Tarragona on the Spanish coast, Blessed martyrs Braulio María (Pablo) Corres Díaz de Cerio, priest, and fourteen companions of the Order of Saint John of God, who, captured during the persecution against religious, merited the most blessed crown of martyrdom, forgiving their enemies.” — this site's research
- William Llop Gayá Blessed“At Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain, the blessed martyrs John Jesus (Mariano) Adradas Gonzalo, priest, and fourteen companions, martyrs, who, religious of the Order of Saint John of God, were crowned with a glorious passion in a time of persecution.” — this site's research
- Guglielmo Gagnon Venerable“Guglielmo (William) Gagnon was a professed religious of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, born at Dover, United States, on 16 May 1905, who died in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, Vietnam) on 28 February 1972.” — this site's research
- Bonifacio Bonillo Fernández Servant of God“Brother of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, born at Cañaveruelas in Cuenca and known in Córdoba as 'Fray Garbanzo' for his lifelong work with children.” — this site's research
- Fortunatus Thanhäuser (Bernhard Thanhäuser) Servant of God“Born in Berlin, he entered the Hospitaller Order of St John of God in 1935, was deported from Silesia by the Polish communist authorities in 1951, served as novice master and vice-provincial in Germany, and left for India in 1969, founding the Sisters of Charity of St John of God there in 1977; he died at…” — this site's research
- Manuel Nogueira (Bento) Servant of God“Father Manuel Nogueira joined the Hospitaller Order of St John of God in 1941, was ordained in 1960 and went as a missionary to Mozambique in 1972, staying through independence and the years of upheaval.” — this site's research
Sources
- Vatican News - Saint of the day (Italian): John of God
- Wikipedia - John of God (canonisation)
- Wikidata Q320171 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of God (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.