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John of Gorze
monk and diplomat
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Feast: 20 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
900
Died
974
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint John of Gorze (French: Jean de Gorze, also called John of Lorraine) (c. 900 — 7 March 974) was a Lorraine-born monk, diplomat, administrator, and monastic reformer.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Santi e Beati - San Giovanni di Gorze — santiebeati 'San Giovanni di Gorze, Abate, dagger 976, festa 27 febbraio'; Butler's Lives also carries 'St John of Gorze, abbot' at 27 February.
- Wikidata Q591827 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of Gorze (CC BY-SA)
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