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John of Meda
Italian priest and religious
SaintOrder of the HumiliatesPre-congregation
Feast: 26 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1100
Died
1159
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
John of Meda, Ord.Hum., (1100 – 26 September 1159) also known as John of Como, was an Italian monk of the Humiliati Order and abbot at their monasteries at Milan and Como. He has been declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni - SanGiovanni Oldrati — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: SanGiovanni Oldrati - Sacerdote | Meda, Milano, 1100 - Como, 26 settembre 1159.
- Wikidata Q3767845 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of Meda (CC BY-SA)
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