John of Vercelli
Italian priest
Feast: 30 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Montpellier in Provence in France, Blessed John of Vercelli Garbella, priest, who, as Master General of the Order of Preachers, strongly commended devotion to the Name of Jesus in preaching.
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 30 November as Master General of the Dominicans who promoted devotion to the Name of Jesus.
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, 30 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2618572 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of Vercelli (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.